Zohran Mamdani, New York City Mayor, with his wife, Rama Duwaji, during his inauguration ceremony on January 1, 2026. Reuters

New York first lady Rama Duwaji 'set to visit Lebanon and Syria'

Wife of Mayor Zohran Mamdani is of Syrian descent but purpose of trip has not been disclosed

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IAEA to visit Syria over nuclear material left by Assad regime

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Who are the nine Assad regime officials sentenced to death in Syria?

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Damascus court sentences Bashar Al Assad and eight others to death

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AnalysisSyria and Russia save face with deal on military bases

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Violence mars return of displaced Syrian Kurds to border town after nearly seven years

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Syria and Russia agree to transform military bases into joint training centres

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Youssef Qablawi, left, of the Syrian Petroleum Company, signs deal in Washington with Bassem Nasr, head of IRaq's Basra Oil Company, to revive Kirkuk-Baniyas oil pipeline. Photo: SANA

How regional turmoil and US pressure have drawn Iraq and Syria closer together

Strait of Hormuz showdown has turned Syria into an important partner – even for Iraq

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Syria removes three civil war-era commanders in army shake-up

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Today's cartoonShadi's take on the reopening of Syria's Deir Ezzor airport

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Explosion on bus kills at least two people near Damascus

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Turkey and Syria pledge closer defence ties

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Syria's Deir Ezzor airport reopens after 14 years

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ISIS 'remains serious threat despite counterterrorism efforts'

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Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shibani with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan in Ankara. Photo: Sana

Turkey and Syria pledge closer defence ties

Foreign ministers Hakan Fidan and Asaad Al Shibani condemn Israeli attacks on southern Syria during meeting in Ankara

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Syria's Deir Ezzor airport reopens after 14 years

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ISIS 'remains serious threat despite counterterrorism efforts'

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Syria's Al Shara meets Kurdish leader Abdi as regional dynamics strengthen Damascus

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