Judge Faiq Zidan speaking at the Middle East Peace and Security Forum in Duhok
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) — President of the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council, Judge Faiq Zidan, is scheduled to conduct an official visit to Syria on Thursday, August 13, 2026, marking a landmark first-of-its-kind judicial mission to Damascus, according to a senior official source.
The high-level visit aims to hold structured talks with Syrian judicial authorities to address shared legal frameworks, cross-border judicial coordination, counter-terrorism extradition agreements, and legal mechanisms regulating bilateral trade corridors.