Demonstrators attend a rally in support of Hezbollah and to protest against the Lebanese government's decision to expel the Iranian ambassador, outside Iran's embassy in Beirut on March 26, 2026. AFP

AnalysisHezbollah-Israel war tests Lebanon's viability as a state

Internal fissures expected to resurface as Israeli attacks force mass exodus from areas considered the Iran-backed group's support base

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Syrian artist's Dubai exhibition explores limits of words, images and identity

Culture

Syria's Al Shara hosts Kurdish delegation for Nowruz

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Arab nations and Turkey condemn Israeli attack on Syria

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Jordan under pressure from rising wartime shipping costs

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EditorialNowruz's spirit of renewal is more relevant than ever

Editorial

Deraa marks 15 years since uprising against Syria's Assad regime

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An Iranian missile that fell in a rural area of Qamishli, north-east Syria, on March 4. EPA

AnalysisSyria stays out of Iran war but keeps eye on later gains

Conflict delays reconstruction funding but could enhance country's strategic value to its US and Arab allies

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Syria unveils 'historic' plan to eliminate Assad-era chemical weapons

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Suspected drug dealer kills three Jordanian security personnel

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Lebanon returns 130 prisoners to Syria under deal to mend ties

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The tension rising between Syria and Hezbollah in the shadow of the Iran war

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Syria reopens key eastern road as tension with SDF eases and displaced return

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Syria escape route shut to Lebanese as Israel's war with Hezbollah escalates

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Syrian army units continue patrol and deployment activities along the Lebanon border, in the Qalamoun region north-east of Damascus, in January. AFP

The tension rising between Syria and Hezbollah in the shadow of the Iran war

Both sides have much to lose if the border situation spins out of control

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Syria reopens key eastern road as tension with SDF eases and displaced return

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Syria escape route shut to Lebanese as Israel's war with Hezbollah escalates

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UK to launch its first war crimes trial against member of Assad regime

UK

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