The World Bank has estimated Syria's reconstruction cost at about $216 billion. Getty images

InterviewSyria faces long recovery but current aid 'insufficient'

Tjada McKenna, chief executive of Prosper Global, says Syrians want work rather than handouts

MENA

Weekend cartoonShadi's take on the US’s return of ancient artefacts to Syria

Cartoon

Syrian theatres, museums and cultural spaces reopening or being restored in 2026

Culture

Lebanon and Syria seek to deepen ties on UNGA sidelines

MENA

US returns ancient looted treasures to Syria

MENA

Syria to build two million homes by 2035 to plug housing shortage

Property

Syria to host Arab Cycling Championship in first major sports event for 19 years

Cycling
Visitors tour the ancient city of Bosra in southern Syria. The country is recording a sharp rise in visitor numbers as it seeks to rebuild its tourism industry after years of conflict and economic isolation. AFP

Syria visitor numbers more than double as international arrivals surge

Gulf is key growth market as Damascus seeks to turn rising demand into higher spending and investment

Business

Al Shara says Israeli aggression is undermining ‘rising’ Syria

MENA

Syria's Al Shara and Iraq's Al Zaidi hold first meeting

MENA

Syria's Al Shara says he may run in future election to finish carrying out his plans

US

Series of huge explosions rock Syrian city of Aleppo

MENA

Syria arrests five Assad-era air force officers over strikes on civilians

MENA

VideoDamascus hosts Art Week Syria

MENA
A blast has been reported at an ammunitions depot at an army site south of Aleppo, but no external actors have been identified yet. Photo: aboameen-X
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Series of huge explosions rock Syrian city of Aleppo

Video online shows towering column of smoke and bright streaks across the night sky

MENA

Syria arrests five Assad-era air force officers over strikes on civilians

MENA

VideoDamascus hosts Art Week Syria

MENA

How Assala Nasri's new album maps Syria's 14 governorates through song

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