Refugees and detainees gather as Kurdish internal security forces and members of the Women’s Protection Units conduct a security operation in Al Roj camp, Syria. Reuters

Al Roj camp managers fear women emboldened by thoughts of ISIS resurgence

Camp administrator fears world is 'closing its eyes and ears' to emerging threat

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Weekend cartoonShadi's take on the SDF agreeing to integrate into the Syrian armed forces

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Fans mourn Syrian actress Huda Shaarawi as maid 'confesses' to attacking her

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A loss of land and a sense of betrayal: How Syria’s Kurds saw their autonomy unravel

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Syria government and Kurdish-led SDF agree to ceasefire and integration into armed forces

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Syrian actress Huda Shaarawi found dead in Damascus home

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'Moving my son to Iraq from ISIS camp risks death sentence'

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Jared Kushner presented the US vision for a 'New Gaza' at the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 22, 2026.

'No new New York': Macron ally cautions against talk of skyscraper-studded Gaza

Paris is keen on working with Arab states on a 'more realistic' plan for the future of the enclave, says French MP

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Syrian women criticise 'repressive' make-up ban as authorities quickly backtrack

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Syria fighting eases after US bid to save ceasefire

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Kobani residents face siege and shortages as flimsy Syria truce holds

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ExclusiveSyria needs $100bn in investment to rebuild tourism sector, minister says

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Putin backs Syria's offensive against rival SDF at meeting with Al Shara

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CommentWhy Arab states are so good at withstanding pressure to break up

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People walk around the reopened Souq Khan Al Harir market in Syria's northern city of Aleppo. AFP

ExclusiveSyria needs $100bn in investment to rebuild tourism sector, minister says

Country forecast to attract five million visitors this year, up from about four million in 2025

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Putin backs Syria's offensive against rival SDF at meeting with Al Shara

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CommentWhy Arab states are so good at withstanding pressure to break up

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Top US senator to push 'Save the Kurds' bill seeking new Syria sanctions

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