Iraq's Majnoon oil field near Basra, Iraq. The oil field was attacked by Iran last month. Reuters

Iraq begins fuel oil exports through Syria amid Hormuz disruption

Shipments move overland to Syrian ports for tanker export

Energy

Al Shara joins Starmer in warning of severe impact of Hormuz closure

UK

Syrian churches limit Easter celebrations after violence in Christian town

MENA

More than 1,700 deaths and possible war crimes during clashes in Syria's Sweida province last year, UN says

MENA

AnalysisHezbollah-Israel war tests Lebanon's viability as a state

MENA

Syrian artist's Dubai exhibition explores limits of words, images and identity

Culture

Syria's Al Shara hosts Kurdish delegation for Nowruz

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Syria's President Ahmad Al Shara, second right, attends early morning prayers for Eid Al Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan, in Damascus. AFP

Arab nations and Turkey condemn Israeli attack on Syria

Israeli military said it struck infrastructure ⁠sites belonging to government

MENA

EditorialNowruz's spirit of renewal is more relevant than ever

Editorial

Jordan under pressure from rising wartime shipping costs

MENA

Deraa marks 15 years since uprising against Syria's Assad regime

MENA

AnalysisSyria stays out of Iran war but keeps eye on later gains

MENA

Syria unveils 'historic' plan to eliminate Assad-era chemical weapons

MENA

Suspected drug dealer kills three Jordanian security personnel

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An Iranian missile that fell in a rural area of Qamishli, north-east Syria, on March 4. EPA

AnalysisSyria stays out of Iran war but keeps eye on later gains

Conflict delays reconstruction funding but could enhance country's strategic value to its US and Arab allies

MENA

Syria unveils 'historic' plan to eliminate Assad-era chemical weapons

MENA

Suspected drug dealer kills three Jordanian security personnel

MENA

Lebanon returns 130 prisoners to Syria under deal to mend ties

MENA

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