Atif Najib was the Assad regime's head of security in Deraa, regarded as the birthplace of the 2011 Syrian uprising. AFP

Tortured children and missing fingernails: Charges against Assad general

Atif Najib is accused of leading crackdown on anti-Assad revolt that sparked civil war

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Al Shara removes elder brother but system remains in Syrian leader's tight grip

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Lebanese Prime Minister discusses security co-operation with Syria's Al Shara

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ISIS-linked women arrested in Australia on slavery and terrorism charges

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Syrian consulate opens in Jeddah after 14-year closure

Gulf

Sara Shamma brings Syria’s cultural renewal to Venice Biennale

Art & Design

Emaar Properties founder Alabbar meets Al Shara in Syria

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US military equipment being taken from Syria last month. Authorities in Damascus say they can handle counterterrorism matters on their territory. EPA

Syria arrests armed Uzbek fighters after stand-off in Idlib

Thousands of foreign fighters remain in country after civil war, as Damascus assures US it can stamp out militants

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Syria foils 'Hezbollah assassination plot' with raids across country

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Jordan's air raids on Syrian border highlight emergence of new breed of drug smugglers

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Grenade attack kills Syrian cleric near Sayyida Zaynab shrine in Damascus

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Syria detains Assad-era general over sarin gas attack

MENA

EditorialWhy Syria's justice system will face as much scrutiny as Assad-era defendants

Editorial

On trial for atrocities: Proceedings against Assad regime officials under way

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Adnan Abboud Halawa, a brigadier general in Syria's Assad regime, is pictured after his arrest. Photo: Syrian Interior Ministry

Syria detains Assad-era general over sarin gas attack

Halawa's arrest over 2013 Ghouta attack comes as trials open for former regime officials accused of killing civilians

MENA

EditorialWhy Syria's justice system will face as much scrutiny as Assad-era defendants

Editorial

On trial for atrocities: Proceedings against Assad regime officials under way

MENA

'Potential is huge': Syria tries to uphold new commercial role amid US-Iran war

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