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New developments in Damascus and Latakia expected to create 40,000 jobs
Proposed attraction would combine Syrian heritage, contemporary art, tourism and conservation
Gulf is key growth market as Damascus seeks to turn rising demand into higher spending and investment
Video online shows towering column of smoke and bright streaks across the night sky
Damascus introduces subsidised rates for households and key sectors as it seeks to ease pressure
Damascus event brings together 47 artists with organisers hoping to build lasting platform for country's creative community
Cause of detonation at temporary storage site not yet known
Death toll expected to rise after munitions detonate while being unloaded from vehicle in Binnish
My Syria app brings cashless payments and bundled services to emerging economy
A young population keen to reconnect with the outside world after years of relative isolation has found an outlet with the arrival of the global fitness phenomenon
At least 800 people, almost a third of them children, have been killed by unexploded munitions since collapse of Assad regime, according to Halo Trust figures
Madaya, a lush hillside town famed for its fruit production, was attacked for its perceived opposition to the Assad regime
Atef Najib, who ordered the torture of teenagers for their anti-regime graffiti, was also given the penalty
Number of lorries involved daily grows from 10 to 1,000 as overland route now used to transport fourth-largest consignment of Iraqi fuel oil and petroleum exports in Middle East
Akkad had been arrested following complaints over his online campaign to hold wealthy Syrians accountable for reconstruction pledges
