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Peace talks between Syria and Kurdish fighters are picking up pace. Reuters

Plan to fold three SDF militia units into Syrian army as peace talks go on

Peace talks intensify under US pressure, but death of two Syrian soldiers highlights tension

EditorialSyrians want to rebuild their country. Investors should help them

Syria opens its doors: Hotel investors and operators in talks to enter Damascus

Syria recognises Kosovo as an independent state

Al Shara hails $28bn investments to help Syria 'rebuild every stone' itself

Killing of Syrian Druze bus passengers undermines US efforts to end hostilities

Iraq denies sentencing Syrian to death for praising President Al Shara

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Palestinians show to the camera leaflets dropped by an Israeli drone warning people to stay away from the so-called yellow line in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Beyond the HeadlinesWhat’s happening behind Israel’s yellow line in Gaza?

The Grand Egyptian Museum is officially opening to the public on November 1. Reuters

CommentAll eyes on Giza, but opening of Grand Egyptian Museum feels personal

Former Iranian President Hassan Rouhani represents a pragmatic faction hoping to reset Iran’s relations with the West. EPA

CommentHassan Rouhani wants to be the next Supreme Leader. Iran's hardliners won't have it

Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, says the Fed will maintain its independence. Reuters

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Syrian interim President Ahmad Al Shara, left, speaks at the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh on Wednesday. Mr Al Shara said the country chose 'reconstruction through investment, not aid'. Reuters

EditorialSyrians want to rebuild their country. Investors should help them

The Palmyra museum, Syria, where a mammoth reconstruction project will take place. Photo: Aliph

Palmyra museum damaged by shelling to be rebuilt with international funding

A shipment delivered by the Hawk III tanker in August was investigated by Lebanese authorities. Photo: vesselfinder.com

ExclusiveLebanon files charges over alleged Russian fuel scam

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Syria has fought against the Captagon trade since the country's new authorities seized power. AFP

Syria seizes 11 million Captagon pills from Lebanon

Raid is one of country's largest since fall of Assad regime

Sweida’s displaced refuse to return as government rules over ghost towns

Syrian security forces near Sweida, during violence in July. Getty Images

US to provide 'life-saving' aid to Sweida in southern Syria

Al Shara to set out reconstruction vision at Riyadh summit

The portrait of Bashar Al Assad is seen on a pile of Syrian pounds at the Central Bank of Syria in Damascus. Getty Images

Syria's fractured banking sector poses new challenge for US regulators

'We knew ISIS would never give up': Inside Syria’s crackdown on a resurgent threat

Pro-Palestine independent to be Irish president after landslide vote

Syria says 'terrorist cell' linked to business tycoon Rami Makhlouf arrested

EditorialSyria's drugs trade won't be stopped overnight

Maj Gen Akram Abdullah was commander of the military police between 2014 and 2015. Photo: Syrian Interior Ministry

Assad-era commander who ruled Sednaya prison arrested in Syria

Former military police chief is accused of being responsible for executing detainees

Elias Izoli's clowns and acrobats embody the weight and silence of Assad's Syria

Syrian troops surround French extremist's camp after girl is kidnapped

Iraq and Syria seize drugs in joint operation against smuggling networks

UK removes Hayat Tahrir Al Sham from terror list

World Bank puts Syria's postwar reconstruction cost at $216bn

DispatchRealpolitik prevails as Russia retains uneasy foothold in Syria

Syria's President Ahmad Al Shara and SDF leader Mazloum Abdi signed a deal in March to integrate the SDF with state institutions. Reuters

SDF hands over detained Syrian government fighters as integration edges closer

Damascus delegation holds talks with militia officials in northern province of Raqqa

Two ISIS members killed in raid as group repositions in Syria

'We stand with Syria,' Saudi Finance Minister says

Syria's security force risks being an instrument of government control, report finds

Road to justice for Syria will be 'long but worthwhile'

Today's cartoonShadi's take on transferring Syrian prisoners from Lebanese jails

Syrian authorities arrest cousin of Assad suspected of robbing petrol stations

Celebrations outside the Umayyad Mosque in the Old City of Damascus in January 2025, weeks after Bashar Al Assad's downfall. Getty Images

Road to justice for Syria will be 'long but worthwhile'

Radeef Mustafa, a member of new transitional justice body, says how country holds Assad regime accountable will decide its future

Today's cartoonShadi's take on transferring Syrian prisoners from Lebanese jails

Syrian authorities arrest cousin of Assad suspected of robbing petrol stations

Four soldiers killed in bomb blast on Syrian Defence Ministry bus

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