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Sasha Desouza-Willock, left, and Serkan Avlik in The Boy at the Back of the Class. Photo: Manuel Harlen

Musical about a Syrian refugee wins Best Family Show at Olivier Awards

Stage adaptation of Onjali Q Rauf’s bestselling children’s novel explores themes of migration, conflict and belonging

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Hezbollah denies using female assassin in bid to kill rabbi in Syria

CommentZelenskyy's Damascus visit was about sovereignty, not weapons

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Ukraine extends Middle East overtures with food offer to Syria

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