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Syria

A rendering of The Beaumont in Damascus, which is expected to be completed within four years. Photo: Syria Ministry of Tourism

Syria unveils $300 million Damascus tourism project to boost economy

The Beaumont will be 'prime' destination for company headquarters and create up to 6,000 jobs

Economy

AnalysisTurkey curbs Zelenskyy and Ukraine's foray into Syria

Ukraine extends Middle East overtures with food offer to Syria

Iraq begins fuel oil exports through Syria amid Hormuz disruption

Al Shara joins Starmer in warning of severe impact of Hormuz closure

Syrian churches limit Easter celebrations after violence in Christian town

More than 1,700 deaths and possible war crimes during clashes in Syria's Sweida province last year, UN says



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Demonstrators attend a rally in support of Hezbollah and to protest against the Lebanese government's decision to expel the Iranian ambassador, outside Iran's embassy in Beirut on March 26, 2026. AFP

AnalysisHezbollah-Israel war tests Lebanon's viability as a state

Internal fissures expected to resurface as Israeli attacks force mass exodus from areas considered the Iran-backed group's support base

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Syrian artist's Dubai exhibition explores limits of words, images and identity

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Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara hosted a delegation including the governors of Aleppo, Raqqa and Hasakah for Nowruz. Photo: Sana

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Arab nations and Turkey condemn Israeli attack on Syria

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Jordan under pressure from rising wartime shipping costs

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EditorialNowruz's spirit of renewal is more relevant than ever

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Deraa marks 15 years since uprising against Syria's Assad regime

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AnalysisSyria stays out of Iran war but keeps eye on later gains

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Syria unveils 'historic' plan to eliminate Assad-era chemical weapons

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Police officers near the US embassy in Amman. EPA

Suspected drug dealer kills three Jordanian security personnel

Victims were members of anti-narcotics team on mission to capture suspect in Amman

MENA

Lebanon returns 130 prisoners to Syria under deal to mend ties

MENA

The tension rising between Syria and Hezbollah in the shadow of the Iran war

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Syria reopens key eastern road as tension with SDF eases and displaced return

MENA

Syria escape route shut to Lebanese as Israel's war with Hezbollah escalates

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UK to launch its first war crimes trial against member of Assad regime

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Syria foils ISIS car bomb plot with help of Turkish spies

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Syrian forces sent to face Kurdish-led militias have moved to the border with Lebanon. AFP

ExclusiveSyria sends elite troops to border with Lebanon as war spreads

Rise of US-friendly government in Damascus has robbed Hezbollah of its base in Syria

MENA

AnalysisCan a Venezuela scenario develop in Iran with Khamenei eliminated?

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Syria's central bank launches reform review with top US consultant to rebuild global trust

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UN Security Council removes Al Nusra Front and Hayat Tahrir from sanctions list

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Syrian Ramadan series on Assad-era prisons ignites backlash

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Woman and child killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon's Baalbek

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Syria swaps troops for Druze prisoners in deal brokered by Al Shara's brother

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Syrian Ramadan series on Assad-era prisons ignites backlash

Mustafa Safwan Naamo’s show Caesar: No Place, No Time has divided audiences since premiering last week

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Woman and child killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon's Baalbek

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Syria swaps troops for Druze prisoners in deal brokered by Al Shara's brother

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ISIS launches daily attacks in north-eastern Syria

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