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The case against Ramez Al Khayyat, left, and Moataz Al Khayyat has been dismissed. Getty Images

Case against Syrians accused of funding extremists dismissed

Moutaz and Ramez Al Khayyat were being sued by hundreds of Syrians, but case fell 'woefully short'

Egypt's military increasing support to Lebanon’s army, sources say

CommentSuperpowers are failing to heed the lessons of regime change

Joint UK-French strike targets ISIS arms cache in Syria

Syrian security force member killed in Aleppo suicide attack

US forces killed or captured 25 ISIS members in Syria in December

Syria arrests 21 people allegedly linked to Assad regime in Latakia

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Today's cartoonShadi's take on the end of Syria's Assad-era banknotes

Our cartoonist's take on the end of Syria's Assad-era banknotes

Syria imposes curfew in Latakia after sectarian violence

Women walking at Al Hol camp in October, 2023. Set up by the UN in 1991 to shelter Iraqi refugees fleeing the fallout from the Gulf War, the camp has become one of Syria’s most complex humanitarian and security challenges. AFP

EditorialSyria has an opportunity to empty its 'ISIS camps' for good

No faces, no places: Syria unveils new banknotes to replace Assad-era currency

Syrian Security forces deployed after clashes erupted during a protest in the coastal city of Latakia. EPA

Security deployments in Syria's coastal region aimed at 'restoring calm'

Syria's Alawites protest after deadly mosque bombing

Four missing trying to cross river on Syria-Lebanon border

Calls for unity as Homs mourns victims of mosque bombing

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The writer at the Damascus Marathon in September 2025. Photo: Halil Taskin

Comment What I've learnt from running the many marathons of the Middle East

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'My grandparents built this to make a small living': CEO Michael Chalhoub

Al Hol to Aleppo: Syrian families begin life after years in desert camp

Syria to introduce new banknotes on January 1

Christmas joy returns to Syria's Idlib after years of civil war

Jordanian strikes target drug traffickers and factories in Syria, state media says

ISIS leader for Damascus arrested in operation supported by US-led coalition

Syria's internal security forces and military have stepped up anti-smuggling efforts but illegal traders continue to try to find ways to operate. Lizzie Porter / The National

Dispatch‘Huge returns’ draw smugglers to rugged Syria-Lebanon border

Forces in former Hezbollah stronghold put up tough front but admit criminals still active

Syrian government and SDF agree to de-escalate after deadly Aleppo clashes

DispatchIn Kurdish-held areas of Aleppo, Syria’s fractures come into focus

Clashes erupt in Aleppo between SDF and Syrian government

'No delays' as Syria prepares to launch new currency

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US has 'no reason to be in Syria', Republican Senator says

Syrian pounds in a money exchange shop in Damascus. Syria plans to issue new bank notes and eliminate two zeroes from its currency. Getty Images

'No delays' as Syria prepares to launch new currency

Central Bank governor says plan is progressing and two zeroes will be removed from the pound

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US has 'no reason to be in Syria', Republican Senator says

Syria 'dismantles' ISIS cell in Damascus suburb

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