Umayyad Mosque in the Syrian capital Damascus is popular with tourists. Ahmed Falaha / The National
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DispatchThe mosque of seven fires: Syria's Umayyad gem enters new era of restoration

UAE pledges to renovate one of Islam's most important religious sites amid signs of rising interest in stabilising post-Assad Syria

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Afghans and Syrians drive record number of refugees returning home

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Trump floats Syrian role against Hezbollah, reviving questions of military involvement in Lebanon

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Jordan sentences drug dealer to death for killing three security personnel

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Syrian Foreign Minister Al Shibani arrives in Algiers for ice-breaking visit

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Oil and gas data helps uncover extraordinary history of the Euphrates

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The ruins of Jaabar Citadel on Syria's Lake Assad reservoir in Raqqa province. AFP

Syria sets up tourism police unit amid plans to build new attractions

Rehabilitation of tourist and hospitality sites now a top priority, minister says

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Flooding masks Syria’s ‘catastrophic’ water shortage caused by illegal wells

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Syria must focus on ‘bankable projects’ to boost foreign investment

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Euphrates River flooding recedes in eastern Syria

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Revealed: Assad regime 'killed six children' of dissident Syrian chess champion

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

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CommentLebanon and Syria have a historic chance to remake the Levant

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The Al Abbasi family was arrested by Bashar Al Assad's intelligence services in 2013. Photo: Sana

Revealed: Assad regime 'killed six children' of dissident Syrian chess champion

Missing persons unit says children of Rania Al Abbasi are dead, with Assad spymaster Amjad Youssef a suspect

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

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CommentLebanon and Syria have a historic chance to remake the Levant

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

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