Syrians wave flags in the Idlib countryside to celebrate a year since Bashar Al Assad's downfall. Photo: Sana

Boats and boycotts as Syria marks a year since Assad's fall

Syrian Alawite religious leader calls for boycott of Assad downfall celebrations

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Visa returns to Syria as Damascus seeks access to global financial system

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Al Shara confronts rebel history after being called 'former terrorist' on stage

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Canada removes terror sanctions on Syria

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Israel unswayed by US peace efforts as it pursues expanded Syria buffer zone

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TimelineThe fall of the Assad regime and the year that redrew Syria

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CommentSyria's government needs to overcome its trust issues

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The Ghazzi family prepare kibbeh and lentil soup in a Syrian cooking demonstration at George Washington University

Kibbeh and courage: How a Syrian family is catering for an uncertain future in the US

For Rami Al Ghazzi and his wife Shaza Sakbani, cooking provides an income and a connection to the homeland they left in 2013. Twelve years on, their asylum application remains pending...

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ExclusiveUS envoy confident of Israel-Syria border and security deal

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CommentMy hope is for Syria to remain in the news for happier reasons than in the past decade

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‘A mother never gives up’: The endless search for Syria’s disappeared

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Syria's Al Shara receives UN Security Council delegation in Damascus

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Oil and gas investors return to Syria with optimism and curiosity

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UK issues business rules for push into Syria

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Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara with the UN delegation at the People's Palace in Damascus. EPA

Syria's Al Shara receives UN Security Council delegation in Damascus

Visit marks the first official trip to the country by representatives of the 15-member council

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Oil and gas investors return to Syria with optimism and curiosity

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UK issues business rules for push into Syria

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Today's cartoonShadi's take on Syria's efforts to tackle drug smuggling

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