Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends a reception with United Nations Security Council delegation at the Presidential Palace in Damascus on December 4, 2025. A United Nations Security Council delegation arrived in Syria on December 4, state media reported, the first-ever visit to the country just days before the anniversary of the ousting of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. The delegation arrived via the Jdeidet Yabus border crossing between Lebanon and Syria and "is scheduled to meet a number of Syrian officials" and members of civil society, state news agency SANA reported.