US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to President Donald Trump during a meeting with Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara. Reuters

US set to remove Syria's state sponsor of terrorism status

Move expected to help unlock US investment and accelerate Damascus's economic recovery from civil war

US

France and Syria begin return of confiscated Assad-era assets

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Al Shara vows arrests after blasts during Macron's Syria visit

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Macron arrives in Damascus on historic Syria trip

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Trump to meet Al Shara at Nato summit in Ankara

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Business InsightsSyria’s solar boom is redefining Middle East’s energy model

Energy

Syrian authorities postpone opening of new parliament

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French President Emmanuel Macron, with his Syrian counterpart Ahmad Al Shara at the Elysee Palace in Paris, in May 2025. The two leaders are due to meet again, this time in Damascus. EPA

Emmanuel Macron set to visit Damascus to boost ties with Syria

No date yet given for visit by French President

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AnalysisWill Syria play a kingmaker role in Lebanon again?

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Syrian minister Al Shibani receives hero's welcome in Lebanon's Tripoli

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Death toll in Damascus terrorist attack rises to 10

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ExclusiveSyrian Air seeks transformation as Qatari investment set to double fleet

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Bomb blast kills at least six people in Syrian capital

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Optimism in the air as delegates at Syria-UK meeting discuss economic recovery

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A Syrian Air aircraft sits on the tarmac at Damascus International Airport. AFP

ExclusiveSyrian Air seeks transformation as Qatari investment set to double fleet

Airline's CEO tells The National of modernisation plans after decades of war

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Bomb blast kills at least six people in Syrian capital

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Optimism in the air as delegates at Syria-UK meeting discuss economic recovery

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Actress and chemical attack survivors among MPs appointed by Syria's Al Shara

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