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European Union, Syria
EU faces security scare in Damascus

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Syrian Foreign Minister Assaad al-Shaibani, and the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Kaja Kallas, in Damascus, Syria, on 29 September 2026.
Syrian Foreign Minister Assaad al-Shaibani, and the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Kaja Kallas, in Damascus, Syria, on 29 September 2026. © Mohammed al-Rifai/EPA/MaxPPP

Armed guards from the European Union delegation in Damascus were briefly detained by the Syrian authorities earlier this week. Their arrest comes at a time when the government is attempting to impose its own service provider on the local market.

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