Explosive Devices Blow Up Near Hotel Where Macron Is Staying in Damascus The blast that rocked the hotel where Emmanuel Macron was staying in Damascus serves as a stark reminder of the precarious balance underpinning the Syrian peace process.
Macron's visit, the first by a major EU leader since Bashar al Assad's ouster, aimed to demonstrate France's commitment to a sovereign and peaceful Syria.
Despite relative calm settling over the region since ceasefires in Iran and Lebanon, security challenges that have long plagued Syria remain very much alive.