Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi met with Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus on Monday, Amman said, the latest high-profile visit since Bashar al-Assad's ouster.Images distributed by the Jordanian foreign ministry showed Safadi and Sharaa shaking hands,

By bnm Gulf bureau Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan conducted his first diplomatic visit to Damascus on December 22, the Syrian government's social media account reported. Fidan met with Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa,

Several players were fined for their actions during a brief altercation in a 126-119 win by the Utah Jazz over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday. Jazz

Utah's Jordan Clarkson was fined $35,000 by the NBA on Saturday, and Detroit's Ron Holland II and Paul Reed were also penalized for their roles in an altercation between the Jazz and Pistons.

Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson and Detroit's Ron Holland II and Paul Reed were fined by the NBA on Saturday for their roles in a recent on-court altercation.Clarkson was fined $35,000 for escalating an on-court altercation and throwing his headband into the stands after being ejected.