The British Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 2007. Getty Images

Data ExplainedDiplomacy's changing footprint as told by mission openings and closures

An increase (Damascus) or decrease (Kabul, Khartoum) in the number of embassies can be a barometer for a country's international standing

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Attackers kill four Syrian security personnel in Hama countryside

MENA

Ilham Ahmed calls for Kurdish rights to be enshrined in Syria’s constitution

MENA

Israel holding 49 Syrians after 280 armed incursions in September, says UN

MENA

Iraq to start transporting crude oil by lorry to Syria

Energy

Golan Heights dilemma: Israel's new military line blurs engagement and confrontation

MENA

Nine Syrians missing after cargo ship sunk by drone in Black Sea

MENA
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara in Riyadh. Photo: Sana

Syria denies Saudi Arabia asked it to deploy troops in Yemen

Media adviser to Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara describes reports as 'lies'

MENA

Saudi Crown Prince meets Syria's President Al Shara in Riyadh

Gulf

Israel building military line in occupied Syrian territory, Damascus says

MENA

Abu Dhabi’s Eagle Hills to develop residential and tourism projects in Syria

Property

Israeli forces kill man in occupied Syrian territory amid incursions

MENA

Clashes erupt in Christian town in central Syria

MENA

Syria 'pressing on accelerator' to attract US investors

US
Israeli soldiers at an observation post in the occupied Golan Heights. Reuters

Israeli forces kill man in occupied Syrian territory amid incursions

Killing follows report of Israeli military digging in across Quneitra on Sunday

MENA

Clashes erupt in Christian town in central Syria

MENA

Syria 'pressing on accelerator' to attract US investors

US

UAE Central Bank to deepen co-operation with Syria and Morocco

Banking

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