France's government says President Emmanuel Macron is safe and will continue his visit to Syria after two bombs exploded outside his hotel in Damascus.

At least 18 people were injured after two bombs went off near an international hotel in Damascus where the French president had just spent the night.

Macron's landmark visit focused on Syria's reconstruction, sanctions relief, political reform and regional security, but twin explosions in central Damascus shifted attention to security risks facing ...

French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Tuesday that Syria must not be destabilised after twin bomb attacks near the ...

French President Emmanuel Macron is safe after twin explosions near his hotel in Damascus during his Syria visit. At least 18 people were injured.

The twin blasts near French President Emmanuel Macron’s hotel in Damascus were aimed at derailing efforts to accelerate Syria’s reconstruction and reintegration into the international community, ...

As reports of the blasts came in, state television said the Syrian president had welcomed Macron at the presidential palace.

The explosions are the second in the Syrian capital since Thursday, when 10 people were killed in a bombing in a Damascus cafe.

Two explosions near the hotel housing French President Emmanuel Macron injure 18 people. Here's what happened in Syria.

It was a historic visit, the first by a Western head of state, signalling Syria's emerging integration into the international stage after the isolation, sanctions and brutal violence of the Assad era.

Multiple explosions have been reported in Damascus close to Emmanuel Macron’s hotel during the French president’s visit to the Syrian capital.