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Women walking at Al Hol camp in October, 2023. Set up by the UN in 1991 to shelter Iraqi refugees fleeing the fallout from the Gulf War, the camp has become one of Syria’s most complex humanitarian and security challenges. AFP

EditorialSyria has an opportunity to empty its 'ISIS camps' for good

Dozens of Syrian families are being reintegrated into society but departure programmes need more help

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No faces, no places: Syria unveils new banknotes to replace Assad-era currency

Security deployments in Syria's coastal region aimed at 'restoring calm'

Syria's Alawites protest after deadly mosque bombing

Four missing trying to cross river on Syria-Lebanon border

Calls for unity as Homs mourns victims of mosque bombing

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  • Fifa president Gianni Infantino speaks at the World Sports Summit in Dubai. Antonie Robertson/The National

    Infantino defends 2026 Fifa World Cup ticket pricing amid booming demand

  • New Syrian currency - bank notes

    No faces, no places: Syria unveils new banknotes to replace Assad-era currency

  • Women walking at Al Hol camp in October, 2023. Set up by the UN in 1991 to shelter Iraqi refugees fleeing the fallout from the Gulf War, the camp has become one of Syria’s most complex humanitarian and security challenges. AFP

    EditorialSyria has an opportunity to empty its 'ISIS camps' for good

  • The ADGM approval will allow the Bank of Palestine to accept deposits and arrange deals and investments. EPA

    Bank of Palestine receives initial approval for full banking licence from ADGM

  • Mustafa Suleyman became chief executive of Microsoft AI last year. AFP

    British-Syrian AI boss calls for a 'humanist' AI

  • A man in Dublin walks past a mural in support of Palestinians. Despite championing the Palestinian cause, Ireland has also curtailed acts of solidarity. Reuters

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Today's cartoonShadi's take on US Senate approval to repeal Caesar Act sanctions against Syria

Our cartoonist's take on US Senate approval to repeal Caesar Act sanctions against Syria

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Trump signs bill that includes repeal of Caesar Act sanctions on Syria

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