Damascus, April 24, 2025 (AFP) - Syrian president hails Pope Francis for solidarity in 'darkest moments'

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Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa paid tribute to Pope Francis, saying he had supported the Syrian people in "their darkest moments". The Argentine pontiff, who died on Monday aged 88, "supported the Syrian people in their darkest moments, constantly raising his voice against the violence and injustice they faced," Sharaa said in a statement on Wednesday. Syria's civil war began in 2011 with a crackdown by president Bashar al-Assad on a p......

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