A site hit by Jordanian air strikes in the village of Al Taf, in Syria's Deraa. AFP
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Jordan and Syria form joint security committee after deadly strikes

Countries' foreign ministers emphasise close and historical ties

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Jordan says 20 ISIS militants killed in air strikes on Syria

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On The RecordDruze leader Walid Joumblatt says Israel will 'never leave' southern Lebanon

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ExclusiveSyria sends troops to Sweida as Israel moves in equipment

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Two Syrian security personnel killed in anti-ISIS raid

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Israeli forces kill disabled Syrian in Deraa home raid

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Today's cartoonShadi's take on Syria and the World Bank creating a national recovery fund

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Workers begin to reconstruct buildings destroyed during the civil war in the suburb of Darayya, Damascus, on October 30, 2025. AFP

Syria and World Bank to set up recovery and rebuilding fund

Finance Minister says agreement helps new phase of co-operation with international partners

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Syrian farmers suffer in Israeli expansion across Golan Heights

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Syria sentences two to death over coastal sectarian violence

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InterviewReconstruction in north-east Syria 'key to refugee returns from Iraq'

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

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Attackers kill four Syrian security personnel in Hama countryside

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

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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

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

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

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