French President Emmanuel Macron and Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara at Umayyad Mosque in Damascus. AFP

France and Syria begin return of confiscated Assad-era assets

Agreement to restore $58m in seized funds signed during Macron's visit to Damascus

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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

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Syrian authorities postpone opening of new parliament

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Emmanuel Macron set to visit Damascus to boost ties with Syria

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Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shibani and Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam address a news conference in Beirut. Reuters

AnalysisWill Syria play a kingmaker role in Lebanon again?

While Damascus seeks to please the US by potentially helping Lebanon confront Iranian influence, its rulers also want to avoid falling into a bloody quagmire

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

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Bomb blast kills at least six people in Syrian capital
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Bomb blast kills at least six people in Syrian capital

Several injured in explosion that destroyed cafe

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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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Violence reignites in southern Syria after Israeli forces kill two

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