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A Saudi economic delegation headed by Saudi Investment Minister Khalid Al Falih arrived at the General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic in Damascus to sign several agreements. Sana

Saudi Arabia to sign Syria investment deals in sectors from aviation to property

The kingdom's Minister of Investment Khalid Al Falih leads delegation to Damascus on Saturday

As Syria rebuilds, artisans of Damascus fear their crafts could be left behind

Lebanon and Syria sign deal to repatriate more than 300 prisoners to Damascus

Rise and fall of Mazloum Abdi, the Syrian Kurdish commander all but abandoned by the US

Kurdistan's Prime Minister calls for 'sustainable solution' for Syria's Kurds

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Syrian Interior Ministry security forces prepare to enter the city of Hasakah, in north-eastern Syria. Reuters

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Our cartoonist's take on the Kurdish-led SDF agreeing to integrate into the Syrian armed forces

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Syria government and Kurdish-led SDF agree to ceasefire and integration into armed forces

Syrian actress Huda Shaarawi found dead in Damascus home

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The governorate building in Latakia, Syria. The province's governor announced a make-up ban for women working in the public sector. Getty Images

Syrian women criticise 'repressive' make-up ban as authorities quickly backtrack

In Latakia, the policy was reversed but sparked fears of creeping authoritarianism

Syria fighting eases after US bid to save ceasefire

Kobani residents face siege and shortages as flimsy Syria truce holds

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Putin backs Syria's offensive against rival SDF at meeting with Al Shara

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Top US senator to push 'Save the Kurds' bill seeking new Syria sanctions

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara at the Kremlin in Moscow on Wednesday. AFP

Putin backs Syria's offensive against rival SDF at meeting with Al Shara

Russian and Syrian presidents hold talks in Moscow

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Top US senator to push 'Save the Kurds' bill seeking new Syria sanctions

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