Fighters with the insurgent group Hayat Tahrir patrol in the city of Homs on January 22, 2025. Getty Images

UN Security Council removes Al Nusra Front and Hayat Tahrir from sanctions list

Move follows the delisting in November of Syria’s President Ahmad Al Shara

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Syrian Ramadan series on Assad-era prisons ignites backlash

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Woman and child killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon's Baalbek

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Syria swaps troops for Druze prisoners in deal brokered by Al Shara's brother

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ISIS launches daily attacks in north-eastern Syria

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ISIS kills Syrian soldier in intensified eastern campaign

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Four killed in 'ISIS attack' on Syrian police checkpoint

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Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara and central bank governor Abdulkader Husrieh unveil the new banknotes in December. Photo: Sana

ExclusiveAssad's face vanishes as Syria replaces a third of banknotes in weeks

Exclusive: Currency overhaul and oil and gas revenue are key steps towards recovery, central bank chief Abdulkader Husrieh tells The National

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Syria names presidential envoy to oversee SDF integration deal

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'We will remember everyone who stood against us': Gaza dominates Berlin festival

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ISIS declares war on Syrian President Al Shara's government

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Trump says he 'essentially put' Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara in office

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Syria’s Al Hol camp is closing – but its detainees' fate remains precarious

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ISIS claims responsibility for killing Syrian police officer in Deir Ezzor

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Syria's President Ahmed Al Shara, left, met US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington in November. AFP

Trump says he 'essentially put' Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara in office

US planning to potentially reopen its embassy in Damascus

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Syria’s Al Hol camp is closing – but its detainees' fate remains precarious

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ISIS claims responsibility for killing Syrian police officer in Deir Ezzor

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Syria's President Al Shara pardons kidnappers and drug users in amnesty

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