The war-devastated suburb of Ain Tarma, in eastern Damascus. Both Syria and Lebanon have trouble supplying their people with electricity. AFP

Jordan, Syria and Lebanon seek to revive dormant energy deals

Israel-Gaza war had halted US-backed proposals, but a new political landscape has now emerged

MENA

Turkey appoints ambassador to Syria after 13-year absence

MENA

Two Syrian soldiers killed in clashes with SDF in Raqqa

MENA

Special reportSyrians returning from Lebanon find little respite among ruins

MENA

UN calls on Israel to cease military operations in buffer zone with Syria

US

Syrian Kurdish leader insists on decentralised governance as pressure mounts

MENA

Syrian accused of smuggling people from Libya for $6,000 arrested in UK

UK
Mock missiles displayed with Arabic words on the wall reading 'We will not leave the weapon' displayed in a village in southern Lebanon on Monday. EPA

External powers need to do more to insulate Lebanon from regional tensions

The country is being buffeted by all sides in the region, with limited capacities to satisfy any one of them

Comment

Fourteen on trial over violent Syrian offensive in Alawite heartland

MENA

First crude oil shipment under Saudi grant reaches Syria

Business

Doubts over Syrian bid for Russia to deter Israeli attacks

MENA

UN committee calls for arms embargo and sanctions as Israel expands territorial reach

MENA

Syria's economy showing signs of recovery, IMF says

Economy

Syria arrests security staff for 'violations' during unrest in Druze heartland

MENA
An Israeli flag flutters in the Jewish settlement of Beit Romano, surrounded by Palestinian buildings, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank town of Hebron. AFP

UN committee calls for arms embargo and sanctions as Israel expands territorial reach

Panel describes alarming escalation over past year across Gaza, West Bank, Syrian Golan Heights and southern Lebanon

MENA

Syria's economy showing signs of recovery, IMF says

Economy

Syria arrests security staff for 'violations' during unrest in Druze heartland

MENA

China backs Damascus as Syria denies handing over Uighur fighters

MENA

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