Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara (left) and Steve Lutes, Vice President of Middle East Affairs of the US Chamber of Commerce, at a roundtable discussion on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, 2026. Photo: US Chamber of Commerce

Syria 'pressing on accelerator' to attract US investors

US Chamber of Commerce anticipates long-term engagement with Damascus

US

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

Banking

Lebanese army seizes 250kg of explosives smuggled from Syria

MENA

Syrian underwater museum could turn military equipment into marine habitat

Culture

Book recounting Syrian revolution through six lives shortlisted for major prize

Books

Gunmen kill seven civilians and wound at least four in Syria minibus attack

MENA

Syria arrests members of Hezbollah-linked cell and seizes rocket launchers

MENA
Japan imposed asset freezes and other measures against Assad and related individuals and entities in 2011. Getty Images

Japan removes 16 Syrian organisations from sanctions list

Tokyo had frozen assets and imposed other measures after outbreak of Syria's civil war in 2011

MENA

Sabotage blamed after explosion sparks fire on Syria gas pipeline

MENA

Today's cartoonShadi’s take on Iraq importing petrol through Syria

Cartoon

Syria could delay investment projects to plug $1bn hole

MENA

InterviewSyria faces long recovery but current aid 'insufficient'

MENA

Weekend cartoonShadi's take on the US’s return of ancient artefacts to Syria

Cartoon

Syrian theatres, museums and cultural spaces reopening or being restored in 2026

Culture
The World Bank has estimated Syria's reconstruction cost at about $216 billion. Getty images

InterviewSyria faces long recovery but current aid 'insufficient'

Tjada McKenna, chief executive of Prosper Global, says Syrians want work rather than handouts

MENA

Weekend cartoonShadi's take on the US’s return of ancient artefacts to Syria

Cartoon

Syrian theatres, museums and cultural spaces reopening or being restored in 2026

Culture

Lebanon and Syria seek to deepen ties on UNGA sidelines

MENA

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