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How Ed Miliband's Syria legacy could haunt the new Foreign Secretary role

Pivotal decision in 2013 to resist action against Assad regime's chemical killings was in Miliband's hands

Why Port of Aqaba matters to Gulf energy and logistics

Syria confirms appointment of Abdulqader Al Tahhan as new intelligence chief

US denies Iran's claim it killed American troops in Syria

Strait of Hormuz crisis prompts Iraq and Jordan to revisit oil pipeline plan

Syrian President replaces intelligence chief

Lebanon and Syria seek to revive trade ties as ministers meet

Photo essay: How a running club is helping Syria find its stride

On Friday mornings, members of 963 race through the ancient streets of Damascus, offering a glimpse into a society that is rediscovering itself

Running clubs of Syria - in pictures

US backs Iraq-Syria oil pipeline amid efforts to bypass Strait of Hormuz

US is 'directly engaged in Syria's economic recovery'

No standing ovation: New MPs listen in silence as Al Shara opens Syria's parliament

France's return of Syrian artefacts key to cultural restoration after war

Cell suspected of carrying out Damascus bombing 'affiliated with ISIS'

No standing ovation: New MPs listen in silence as Al Shara opens Syria's parliament

Syrian President says People's Assembly is part of a phase of 'strengthening the institutions' of the state

France's return of Syrian artefacts key to cultural restoration after war

Cell suspected of carrying out Damascus bombing 'affiliated with ISIS'

Syria on cusp of sanctions-free era

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