Umayyad Mosque in the Syrian capital Damascus is popular with tourists. Ahmed Falaha / The National
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DispatchThe mosque of seven fires: Syria's Umayyad gem enters new era of restoration

UAE pledges to renovate one of Islam's most important religious sites amid signs of rising interest in stabilising post-Assad Syria

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Weekend EssayAhmad Al Shara's difficult balancing act

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Afghans and Syrians drive record number of refugees returning home

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CommentTrump says 'everyone hates' Netanyahu - Israelis should take that seriously

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Trump floats Syrian role against Hezbollah, reviving questions of military involvement in Lebanon

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Jordan sentences drug dealer to death for killing three security personnel

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Syrian Foreign Minister Al Shibani arrives in Algiers for ice-breaking visit

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Submerged land in the city of Deir Ezzor after the Euphrates river overflowed following heavy rain and the opening of dams. Reuters

Oil and gas data helps uncover extraordinary history of the Euphrates

Two key tributaries of the river once flowed into the Eastern Mediterranean, analysis has revealed

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Syria sets up tourism police unit amid plans to build new attractions

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Flooding masks Syria’s ‘catastrophic’ water shortage caused by illegal wells

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Syria must focus on ‘bankable projects’ to boost foreign investment

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Euphrates River flooding recedes in eastern Syria

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Revealed: Assad regime 'killed six children' of dissident Syrian chess champion

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Al Shara visits Syria's flood zones after week of mayhem on the Euphrates

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Floodwaters in Syria's Deir Ezzor province after heavy rain and the opening of dams in Turkey pushed the Euphrates to its limit. AFP
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Euphrates River flooding recedes in eastern Syria

The area affected is sensitive politically and economically

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Revealed: Assad regime 'killed six children' of dissident Syrian chess champion

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Al Shara visits Syria's flood zones after week of mayhem on the Euphrates

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CommentLebanon and Syria have a historic chance to remake the Levant

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