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Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara receives Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa in Damascus. Photo: X

Al Shara hosts EU leaders at historic Damascus meeting on reconstruction

Syria hopes to attract financial help from Europe to stabilise its economy

Syria's Aleppo risks further violence as efforts to withdraw SDF fighters falter

Syrians in Israeli-occupied towns pin hopes of regaining homes on diplomacy

Syrian government declares temporary ceasefire in Aleppo

What is the 1974 disengagement agreement between Syria and Israel?

Syria declares Kurdish positions in Aleppo 'legitimate military targets'

Shadi's take on talks to revive the 1974 Israeli-Syrian peace agreement

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The US is pressuring Syria to strike a security deal with Israel. AFP

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Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, will be joined in the Middle East by Antonia Costa, EU Council leader. Reuters

EU President to make first post-Assad visit to Syria to support recovery

Egypt to export gas and petroleum products to Syria

The case against Ramez Al Khayyat, left, and Moataz Al Khayyat has been dismissed. Getty Images

Case against Syrians accused of funding extremists dismissed

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Joint UK-French strike targets ISIS arms cache in Syria

Syrian security force member killed in Aleppo suicide attack

US forces have carried out strikes against ISIS in Syria after military personnel were killed in Palmyra. AFP; Reuters; Centcom

US forces killed or captured 25 ISIS members in Syria in December

Centcom launched operations in response to killing of two US soldiers and an interpreter in Palmyra

Syria arrests 21 people allegedly linked to Assad regime in Latakia

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Syria imposes curfew in Latakia after sectarian violence

EditorialSyria has an opportunity to empty its 'ISIS camps' for good

No faces, no places: Syria unveils new banknotes to replace Assad-era currency

Security deployments in Syria's coastal region aimed at 'restoring calm'

Syrian Security forces stand in the back of a truck during Alawite protests in the coastal city of Latakia. Reuters

Syria's Alawites protest after deadly mosque bombing

State media said three people were killed and 30 others injured

Four missing trying to cross river on Syria-Lebanon border

Calls for unity as Homs mourns victims of mosque bombing

Postcard from AleppoHow Syria’s battered powerhouse city is coming back to life

Comment What I've learnt from running the many marathons of the Middle East

'My grandparents built this to make a small living': CEO Michael Chalhoub

Al Hol to Aleppo: Syrian families begin life after years in desert camp

The writer at the Damascus Marathon in September 2025. Photo: Halil Taskin

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'My grandparents built this to make a small living': CEO Michael Chalhoub

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Syria to introduce new banknotes on January 1

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