Ayham Al Ghazzy, centre, returned to the Foreign Ministry in Damascus last month. The National

Triumphant return for Syrian diplomats who took anti-Assad stand

Ayham Al Ghazzy quit post in Argentina in 2013 but is one of 25 who will soon be rehired

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Syria seizes bombs and drones in new anti-ISIS raid in Damascus

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CommentIs the era of militias in the Arab world finally ending? Iraq may have just said so

Comment

'We are proud of Ahmed': Bondi hero's Syrian hometown praises brave act

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DispatchThe 'forgotten' Syrians unable to return home inside their own country

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Rebuilding Syria's aviation sector could take up to five years, Iata says

Aviation

US Syria envoy Barrack meets Israel's Netanyahu in Jerusalem

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US Central Command forces have been working with partners in Syria to defeat ISIS. Centcom

EditorialOnly a united Syria can defeat ISIS

Sectarian violence and the radicalisation of youth will only strengthen extremism

Editorial

Pressure on Syria to quell extremists after killing of US troops

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Two US soldiers and interpreter shot dead in ISIS ambush in Syria

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VideoSyria's notorious Sedneya prison a year after the fall of the Assad regime

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DispatchAleppo rises from ruins – but waits to feel richer for it

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Syrian pound strengthens after US vote to lift sanctions

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SDF, Sweida and Israel key challenges to Syria's stability, experts say

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The citadel of Aleppo, Syria's second city, reopened to visitors in September. Moawia Atrash for The National

DispatchAleppo rises from ruins – but waits to feel richer for it

Historic citadel reopens as thousands return to Syria's second city, where people are yet to see a 'single cent' of higher salaries

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Syrian pound strengthens after US vote to lift sanctions

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SDF, Sweida and Israel key challenges to Syria's stability, experts say

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Bashar Al Assad's cousin admits 'not being an angel' during Syria's civil war

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