Syrië: Macron is de eerste westerse regeringsleider die Syrië bezoekt sinds de val van Bachar al-Assad in 2024. De explosies zouden hebben plaatsgevonden in de buurt van zijn hotel, maar de Franse president zelf was op dat moment al elders in de stad.

The French president's office said that Macron was safe and that his meeting with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa would continue as scheduled.

French President, Emmanuel Macron's historic visit to Syria was overshadowed on Tuesday after multiple bomb explosions struck near the hotel where he was staying, highlighting the…