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Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara visited the flood-affected province of Deir Ezzor. Photo: Sana

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Al Shara visits Syria's flood zones after week of mayhem on the Euphrates

Children dead, homes flooded and bridges threatened by surging river waters

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Flood alerts issued in Syria and Iraq after water releases by Turkey

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Syria finds remnants of Assad's chemical weapons

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Syria to convene parliament after elections in regained territory

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Averse to political Islam, Egypt cautiously develops ties with post-Assad Syria

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Rakan Mayasi brings deeply personal debut about arranged marriage to Cannes

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The Barakah Nuclear Power Plant was attacked last Sunday. AFP

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Syrian authorities seize 25 million Captagon pills hidden in pottery containers

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Russia returns military aircraft to Syria in sign of developing ties

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Car bomb blast in Damascus kills Syrian soldier

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EU lifts Assad-era sanctions on key Syrian ministries

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New York's ‘Little Syria’ plaque sparks outrage in Lebanese community

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Syria's new central bank chief sets goal of improved living standards

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Al Hamidiyah Souq in Damascus. Sanctions relief shows 'the strengthening of the EU’s engagement with Syria', the bloc said. Getty Images

EU lifts Assad-era sanctions on key Syrian ministries

Interior and defence among seven entities to get relief, while other measures are extended

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New York's ‘Little Syria’ plaque sparks outrage in Lebanese community

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Syria's new central bank chief sets goal of improved living standards

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Alabbar's Noon plans to launch operations in Syria

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