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People carry new televisions in the town of Al Dana in the northern Syrian province of Idlib on December 13. AFP

Idlib residents cautiously hopeful about HTS rule over rest of Syria

In Idlib, where the group that last month seized power across the country has held sway since 2017, residents say their lives were better than those who suffered under Assad

Damascus airport to resume international flights from January 7

Syria FM to visit UAE, Qatar and Jordan this week

Kurdish forces in north-east Syria beef up jail security amid fears of ISIS resurgence

Shadi's take on how Syria has created new fissures in the Middle East

Syria's school curriculum changes spark backlash

French and German foreign ministers urge peaceful transition on visit to Syria

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Liverpool's Moroccan forward Mohamed Salah has shattered a string of Premier League records this season. AFP

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A member of the Palestinian security forces aims to fire tear gas to disperse Palestinian demonstrators amid clashes in Jenin. Reuters.

PodcastWhy is the Palestinian Authority cracking down on Jenin?

A protest in Damascus on December 27. At least 15,000 people died from torture or were killed in the government’s prisons during Syria's civil war. AFP

CommentJustice in Syria is not only necessary, it is achievable

Emirates' new A350-900 jet will take to the skies on its inaugural flight to Edinburgh on Friday. Photo: Emirates

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz poses after the recording of his New Year's speech at the chancellery in Berlin. Reuters

Can Germany's Scholz buck the trend of governments losing elections?

Ayman Asfari, Petrofac’s former group chief executive, says democracy will not happen overnight in Syria but the country is moving in the right direction. Bloomberg

ExclusiveBusinessman Asfari calls on world to support 'fragile' Syria

The robo-crypto bull statue is seen on the campus of the Miami Dade College Wolfson campus in Miami, Florida. Getty

CommentCrypto prices may swing wildly, but discussions about it should not

A soldier on Dauphine Street in New Orleans on January 2, after the car-ramming attack. AP

New Orleans attack: What we know so far

Liverpool's Moroccan forward Mohamed Salah has shattered a string of Premier League records this season. AFP

Ten Arab sportsmen to watch in 2025 including Salah and Sedjati

A member of the Palestinian security forces aims to fire tear gas to disperse Palestinian demonstrators amid clashes in Jenin. Reuters.

PodcastWhy is the Palestinian Authority cracking down on Jenin?

A protest in Damascus on December 27. At least 15,000 people died from torture or were killed in the government’s prisons during Syria's civil war. AFP

CommentJustice in Syria is not only necessary, it is achievable

Emirates' new A350-900 jet will take to the skies on its inaugural flight to Edinburgh on Friday. Photo: Emirates

Why Emirates' new A350 is likely to become a favourite for travellers

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz poses after the recording of his New Year's speech at the chancellery in Berlin. Reuters

Can Germany's Scholz buck the trend of governments losing elections?

Ayman Asfari, Petrofac’s former group chief executive, says democracy will not happen overnight in Syria but the country is moving in the right direction. Bloomberg

ExclusiveBusinessman Asfari calls on world to support 'fragile' Syria

The robo-crypto bull statue is seen on the campus of the Miami Dade College Wolfson campus in Miami, Florida. Getty

CommentCrypto prices may swing wildly, but discussions about it should not

A soldier on Dauphine Street in New Orleans on January 2, after the car-ramming attack. AP

New Orleans attack: What we know so far

Liverpool's Moroccan forward Mohamed Salah has shattered a string of Premier League records this season. AFP

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A protest in Damascus on December 27. At least 15,000 people died from torture or were killed in the government’s prisons during Syria's civil war. AFP

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ExclusiveBusinessman Asfari calls on world to support 'fragile' Syria

Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud meets Syria's newly appointed Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shibani, in Riyadh. Reuters

Syria's FM holds talks with Saudi officials in Riyadh

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Displaced Syrians working in a junkyard in the town of Batabo, between Idlib and Aleppo provinces in north-west Syria, in 2021. Reuters

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Syrian leader Al Shara meets US-backed Kurdish group amid clashes

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Survivors reveal the horror of ‘disappearing’ into Assad’s detention network

Syria's new government giving defence roles to foreign fighters

People walk at the Sheikh Zayed Heritage Festival as they await the New Years Eve fireworks and drone show in Abu Dhabi on December 31, 2024. (Photo by Ryan LIM / AFP)

UAE residents look to 2025 for peace and progress in Middle East

New Year's Eve provides much-needed hope after tumultuous year

Syria's new leaders appoint first woman head of central bank

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Lebanon deporting officers and soldiers of former regime back to Syria

Syria prepares for key national conference to shape post-Assad future

Eleven killed in Israeli strike on weapons depot near Damascus

Syria's de facto leader Ahmad Al Shara says preparing a new constitution might take about three years. AP

HTS to dissolve and Syria to hold elections in four years, new leader Al Shara says

Ahmad Al Shara acknowledges shared strategic interests with Russia and hopes US will lift sanctions on Syria

CommentBoth Syria and Lebanon have a chance to start afresh in 2025

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Syria's new head of intelligence pledges to end abuses from Assad era

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Syrian Americans in Dearborn celebrate fall of Assad

A plane take off from Rafik Hariri international airport as smoke of a past Israeli airstrike still rise from Dahiyeh, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. (AP Photo / Hussein Malla)

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Israel sent troops to a buffer zone inside Syrian territory after the regime's collapse

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Syrian Americans in Dearborn celebrate fall of Assad

Ex-Syrian official accused of Sednaya prison executions is arrested

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