A WFP worker in the Syrian city of Homs. The agency requires $189 million over the next six months to restore life-saving assistance. AFP

WFP cuts emergency food aid to Syria by 50% amid funding shortfall

UN agency warns halt to bread subsidy programme will worsen hunger across country

MENA

UAE delegation meets Syria's President Al Shara as economic ties gather momentum

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Assad air force commander linked to chemical attacks captured in Syria

MENA

Emaar founder Alabbar plans to invest up to $18 billion in Syria

Business

UAE and Syria hold first business forum since Assad's fall

Business

Tortured children and missing fingernails: Charges against Assad general

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Al Shara removes elder brother but system remains in Syrian leader's tight grip

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A Lebanese delegation, led by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, arrived at Damascus International Airport on an official visit to Syria. SANA
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Lebanese Prime Minister discusses security co-operation with Syria's Al Shara

Rare visit by Nawaf Salam to Damascus takes place in shadow of Iran war, which raised domestic tension in Beirut

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ISIS-linked women arrested in Australia on slavery and terrorism charges

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Syrian consulate opens in Jeddah after 14-year closure

Gulf

Sara Shamma brings Syria’s cultural renewal to Venice Biennale

Art & Design

Emaar Properties founder Alabbar meets Al Shara in Syria

MENA

Syria arrests armed Uzbek fighters after stand-off in Idlib

MENA

Syria foils 'Hezbollah assassination plot' with raids across country

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Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara with Mohamed Alabbar, founder of Emaar Properties. Photo: Sana Al-Abbar is an Emirati businessman known for founding Emaar Properties, a real estate development company involved in projects such as the Burj Khalifa and the Dubai Mall.

Emaar Properties founder Alabbar meets Al Shara in Syria

UAE business delegation meets President on tour of the country

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Syria arrests armed Uzbek fighters after stand-off in Idlib

MENA

Syria foils 'Hezbollah assassination plot' with raids across country

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Jordan's air raids on Syrian border highlight emergence of new breed of drug smugglers

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