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      Syria

      Unexploded bombs in the village of Aabdyn, in Deraa, Syria. Israel's latest aerial barrage forced many residents to flee. AFP

      Violence reignites in southern Syria after Israeli forces kill two

      Area bordering Jordan and occupied Golan Heights has been quiet since major Israeli incursion in November

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      Iraq and Syria agree to co-operate in energy and security after Damascus talks

      Warning over increasing ISIS attacks on Syrian forces

      President receives Syrian Foreign Minister in Abu Dhabi

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      Lebanon-Syria passenger ferry resumes after years of disruption



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      Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi is met in Damascus by Syria Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shibani. Photo: Sana

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      Police stand guard during a protest in Amman. Three personnel were killed in the raid in the east of the capital. Getty Images

      Jordan sentences drug dealer to death for killing three security personnel

      Killing in tribal area shook the kingdom, a market and main conduit for narcotics in the region

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

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      Oil and gas data helps uncover extraordinary history of the Euphrates

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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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      Flooding has done little to replenish Syria's depleted groundwater reserves. AFP

      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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