Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara came to power in late 2024 after leading a rebel offensive. EPA

Syria's President Al Shara pardons kidnappers and drug users in amnesty

Reprieve comes amid delays in reforming Bashar Al Assad's legal regime

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Iraqi and Syrian forces seize more than 400,000 Captagon pills

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Syria's protectionist move to support local lorry drivers raises cost of business for neighbours

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Dozens of minors among ISIS prisoners transferred from Syria to Iraq

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Special reportHow thousands escaped from Syria's biggest ISIS camp

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EditorialSyria's government should be honest about the violence its people are seeing

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Convoy of Australian prisoners turned back to Syrian ISIS camp

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio with Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico in Bratislava. Getty Images

Trump 'engaged' with Al Shara to halt fighting with SDF

Syrian government and Kurdish-led militia agreed to US-brokered integration deal to end clashes in January

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US withdraws from major base in north-east Syria amid regional volatility

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Syria's Al Shibani claims 'no violence' against minorities despite killings

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US military says strikes hit 30 ISIS targets in Syria as detainees are transferred to Iraq

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Syria’s Al Shibani accuses Israel of 'overreacting' to perceived threats

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Syria appoints Kurdish official as governor of Hasakah after SDF deal

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Special reportHunting for ISIS fighters deep in the Syrian desert

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Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shibani speaks at a panel discussion on Syria's post-revolution future during the Munich Security Conference.
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Syria’s Al Shibani accuses Israel of 'overreacting' to perceived threats

Foreign Minister says realism in ‘not an ideal world’ guides Syria's push to preserve national unity

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Syria appoints Kurdish official as governor of Hasakah after SDF deal

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Special reportHunting for ISIS fighters deep in the Syrian desert

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Weekend EssaySolving Syria's Kurdish question remains a work in progress

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