Huda Shaarawi was found dead at her Damascus home by her grandson, her family said. Photo: Instagram

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

Funeral procession in Damascus broadcast live

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

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

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A funeral in Qamishli for SDF fighters killed during clashes with the Syrian army. Reuters

Syria fighting eases after US bid to save ceasefire

Pro-government forces halt attacks on areas held by Kurdish-led SDF militia after clashes in north-east Syria

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

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Syrian government's noose tightens around Kurdish SDF

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Residents of Raqqa hold celebrations after the Syrian government took control of the city earlier this month. EPA

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

Foreign and sectarian interests have often sought to dismantle these countries, but it rarely seems to work

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

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Syrian government's noose tightens around Kurdish SDF

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CommentBy ending its partnership with Syria's Kurds, the West risks reviving the ISIS crisis

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