Youssef Qablawi, left, of the Syrian Petroleum Company, signs deal in Washington with Bassem Nasr, head of IRaq's Basra Oil Company, to revive Kirkuk-Baniyas oil pipeline. Photo: SANA

How regional turmoil and US pressure have drawn Iraq and Syria closer together

Strait of Hormuz showdown has turned Syria into an important partner – even for Iraq

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Syria removes three civil war-era commanders in army shake-up

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Today's cartoonShadi's take on the reopening of Syria's Deir Ezzor airport

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Explosion on bus kills at least two people near Damascus

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Turkey and Syria pledge closer defence ties

MENA

Syria's Deir Ezzor airport reopens after 14 years

MENA

ISIS 'remains serious threat despite counterterrorism efforts'

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Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara, centre left, receives Mazloum Abdi, head of the SDF, centre right, in Damascus. Sana

Syria's Al Shara meets Kurdish leader Abdi as regional dynamics strengthen Damascus

Two discussed stalled deal under which SDF would effectively be dissolved

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Syria's economic recovery 'accelerating' but poverty remains widespread, IMF says

Economy

UAE restarts Syria business council as investors seek post-war opportunities

Economy

President of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region welcomed by Syria's Al Shara in Damascus

MENA

Qatar's Baladna to invest $3.3bn in Syrian farming project

Economy

ExclusiveChasing Al Shara by bike through London, a grieving son's quest for justice

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Syria moves 2.1 million tonnes of Iraqi fuel to Europe by road since April

Energy
Farming land close to the Euphrates River, near Qere Qozaq, in Syria. Reuters

Qatar's Baladna to invest $3.3bn in Syrian farming project

Venture to cover 1.3 per cent of Syria’s territory and produce crops, dairy and textiles

Economy

ExclusiveChasing Al Shara by bike through London, a grieving son's quest for justice

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Syria moves 2.1 million tonnes of Iraqi fuel to Europe by road since April

Energy

EditorialGuterres's visit to Damascus is a chance for the UN to reset with Syria

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