Syrian army units continue patrol and deployment activities along the Lebanon border, in the Qalamoun region north-east of Damascus, in January. AFP

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

Both sides have much to lose if the border situation spins out of control

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

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

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

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Syria foils ISIS car bomb plot with help of Turkish spies

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ExclusiveSyria sends elite troops to border with Lebanon as war spreads

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AnalysisCan a Venezuela scenario develop in Iran with Khamenei eliminated?

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Syria's President Ahmad Al Shara and central bank chief Abdulkader Husrieh stand next to the country's revamped currency notes at the Conference Palace in the capital Damascus. AFP

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

The review, backed by US pressure, is seen as crucial to convincing foreign banks that the financial system is safe to re-enter

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UN Security Council removes Al Nusra Front and Hayat Tahrir from sanctions list

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Syrian Ramadan series on Assad-era prisons ignites backlash

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

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

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ISIS launches daily attacks in north-eastern Syria

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ISIS kills Syrian soldier in intensified eastern campaign

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Security personnel and officials gather at the scene of an exchange of prisoners between Syrian authorities and Druze fighters, in Sweida city. AFP
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Syria swaps troops for Druze prisoners in deal brokered by Al Shara's brother

Chief of staff managed talks on behalf of government in Damascus

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ISIS launches daily attacks in north-eastern Syria

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ISIS kills Syrian soldier in intensified eastern campaign

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Four killed in 'ISIS attack' on Syrian police checkpoint

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