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Syrian Security forces deployed after clashes erupted during a protest in the coastal city of Latakia. EPA

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

Rights monitor says security forces targeted civilians and allowed attacks on protesters

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Syria's Alawites protest after deadly mosque bombing

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  • Indian opposition parties prevented an absolute majority for the BJP in the last general election, but they have failed to capitalise on that victory since. EPA

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  • UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres addresses a ceremony marking the end of the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq at the Government Palace in Baghdad's Green Zone on December 13, 2025. AFP

    End of UN mission in Iraq seen as opportunity to assert sovereignty

  • The Middle East has seen a proliferation of conflicts, even amid a renewed push among several of the region's leaders for diplomacy. AFP

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Syrian pounds in a money exchange shop in Damascus. Syria plans to issue new bank notes and eliminate two zeroes from its currency. Getty Images

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

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President Donald Trump salutes as troops in Delaware carry the remains of Ayad Mansoor Sakat, a US civilian killed alongside two soldiers in Syria. Getty Images / AFP

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