The joint venture will be close to Damascus city centre. Photo: Arada

UAE developer Arada to build $7bn 'UAE-style' mixed-use project in Syria

New development will have 11,000 homes and 500 hotel rooms

Property

Syrian security forces kill high-profile Assad-era commander in raid

MENA

Syria's Foreign Minister discusses co-operation with Libya as embassy in Tripoli reopens

MENA

Syria can rebuild power sector without repeating Jordan’s mistakes

Energy

Saudi Arabia forms joint bank with Syria in next step for investment

Gulf

Israel strikes Syria and Lebanon despite US-brokered diplomacy

MENA

Something's brewing: Syrian President makes country's first international Visa transaction

Money
Mazloum Abdi, leader of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, speaks during a televised speech at the People's Palace in Damascus on Tuesday. AFP
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EditorialThe SDF's dissolution is a historic moment for Syria

The Kurdish leadership deserves credit for making a decision in the country's national interest

Editorial

Today's cartoonShadi's take on Syria’s Kurdish-led SDF being dissolved

Cartoon

AnalysisHow pressure and months of stalling finally ended in SDF’s dissolution in Syria

MENA

Dubai’s e-commerce playbook heads to Syria

Technology

EditorialAnother wall comes down for Syria

Editorial

Tom Barrack back in the spotlight after Golan Heights comments

US

Syria’s Kurdish-led SDF is dissolved as fighters join state forces

US
Two Syrian artists paint a remainder of a wall of a collapsed building in Al Milan village of Idlib city in Syria. EPA
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EditorialAnother wall comes down for Syria

The removal from the country from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism could have a profound impact on its future

Editorial

Tom Barrack back in the spotlight after Golan Heights comments

US

Syria’s Kurdish-led SDF is dissolved as fighters join state forces

US

Syria’s US terror delisting opens door to foreign investment

Economy

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