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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

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

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

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

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

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Syrian Kurds mark Nowruz in Qamishli on Wednesday. Damascus recently declared the festival a paid national holiday. AFP

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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

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

Suspected drug dealer kills three Jordanian security personnel

Lebanon returns 130 prisoners to Syria under deal to mend ties

The tension rising between Syria and Hezbollah in the shadow of the Iran war

Displaced families who had taken refuge in Qamishli travel home to Afrin, northern Syria. AFP

Syria reopens key eastern road as tension with SDF eases and displaced return

Sections of M4 had been shut since government troops reclaimed areas held by Kurdish-led group

Syria escape route shut to Lebanese as Israel's war with Hezbollah escalates

UK to launch its first war crimes trial against member of Assad regime

Syria foils ISIS car bomb plot with help of Turkish spies

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AnalysisCan a Venezuela scenario develop in Iran with Khamenei eliminated?

Syria's central bank launches reform review with top US consultant to rebuild global trust

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

Syrian Ramadan series on Assad-era prisons ignites backlash

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

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

ISIS launches daily attacks in north-eastern Syria

ISIS kills Syrian soldier in intensified eastern campaign

Four killed in 'ISIS attack' on Syrian police checkpoint

Syria's government announced the arrest of an ISIS member in a raid on Wednesday. Photo: Sana

ISIS launches daily attacks in north-eastern Syria

At least 13 have been killed in wave of assaults despite authorities' work to dismantle cells amid major US withdrawal

ISIS kills Syrian soldier in intensified eastern campaign

Four killed in 'ISIS attack' on Syrian police checkpoint

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