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      Syria

      A WFP worker in the Syrian city of Homs. The agency requires $189 million over the next six months to restore life-saving assistance. AFP

      WFP cuts emergency food aid to Syria by 50% amid severe funding shortfall

      UN agency warns halt to bread subsidy programme will worsen hunger across country

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      UAE delegation meets Syria's President Al Shara as economic ties gather momentum

      Assad air force commander linked to chemical attacks captured in Syria

      Emaar founder Alabbar plans to invest up to $18 billion in Syria

      UAE and Syria hold first business forum since Assad's fall

      Tortured children and missing fingernails: Charges against Assad general

      Al Shara removes elder brother but system remains in Syrian leader's tight grip



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      • Eid Al Adha fireworks light up UAE skies at Yas Waterfront in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

        Eid Al Adha holiday dates announced for public sector

      • Tala Mousa, left, and her sister Farah, have won the Middle East section of the Earth Prize with their entry, called Build Hope. Photo: Earth Prize
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        Gaza sisters win Middle East award for turning war debris into bricks

      • Parkin is installing hundreds of cameras to monitor parking in Dubai. Photo: Parkin

        Dubai installs AI-powered cameras to detect parking offences

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        Cultural and cinematic history of Kuwait’s Bubiyan Island

      • Google says the sponsorship 'underscores our commitment to supporting football enthusiasts in the Arab world'. Reuters

        Iraq and Morocco team up with Google Gemini for World Cup

      • Real Madrid president Florentino Perez during an extraordinary press conference where he took aim at his and the club's critics. AFP

        Florentino Perez tirade exposes deep fissures at Real Madrid

      • Visitors can enter Abu Dhabi's cultural institutions, including Natural History Museum, free of charge from May 16 to 18. EPA

        Abu Dhabi marks International Museum Day with complimentary cultural programmes

      • Marco Verratti at the Beyond Sales Gallery, Mina Rashid, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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      Adnan Abboud Halawa, a brigadier general in Syria's Assad regime, is pictured after his arrest. Photo: Syrian Interior Ministry

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      Ahmad Al Shara, left, with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah. Photo: SPA

      Al Shara begins Gulf tour by meeting Saudi Crown Prince

      Talks in Jeddah address investment, economic ties and regional developments

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      Syria's President tries basketball diplomacy in drive to boost ties with Lebanon

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      Iraq reopens Rabia border crossing to ease fuel shipments through Syria

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      Syria hopes 'last milestone' to reconnect with global economy is within reach

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      Today's cartoonShadi's take on Syria taking control of the last US base in the country

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      Syria says Hezbollah cell planned attacks with disguised missile lorry

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      Hundreds protest in Damascus demanding better living conditions

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      Today's cartoonShadi's take on Syria taking control of the last US base in the country

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