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A car damaged in the explosion near the Sayyida Zaynab shrine, in Damascus. Photo: X

Grenade attack kills Syrian cleric near Sayyida Zaynab shrine in Damascus

Authorities open investigation after blast in capital

Syria detains Assad-era general over sarin gas attack

EditorialWhy Syria's justice system will face as much scrutiny as Assad-era defendants

On trial for atrocities: Proceedings against Assad regime officials under way

'Potential is huge': Syria tries to uphold new commercial role amid US-Iran war

Main suspect in Assad-era Tadamon massacre arrested

Shadi's take on Syria and Lebanon's 'basketball diplomacy'

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Hezbollah denies using female assassin in bid to kill rabbi in Syria

CommentZelenskyy's Damascus visit was about sovereignty, not weapons

Syria unveils $300 million Damascus tourism project to boost economy

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets Syrian leader Ahmad Al Shara after pitching Ukraine's drone warfare expertise to region

Iraq begins fuel oil exports through Syria amid Hormuz disruption

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

Syrian churches limit Easter celebrations after violence in Christian town

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

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

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