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          Syria

          Israel military vehicles on the border near the Syrian town of Majdal Shams in the annexed Golan Heights as a ceasefire is announced. AFP

          Israel and Syria agree to ceasefire, US envoy says

          USJuly 19, 2025
          Fighters from Bedouin tribes roam the town of Al-Mazra'a in the Suwayda countryside, southern Syria, after the tribes launched extensive military operations against Druze factions following the killing and displacement of Arab Bedouins from the Suwayda countryside by Druze factions on 18 July 2025. Several Bedouin tribes declared a general mobilization to fight against Druze factions after local Druze factions displaced Bedouin families and killed dozens of them. EPA / AHMAD FALLAHA

          'We fled a civil war': Syrian civilians bear the brunt of Sweida sectarian violence

          MENAJuly 18, 2025
          Emirates' flight getting a water canon salute at Damascus International Airport on July 16. Suhail Akram / The National

          First Emirates flight arrives in Damascus after 13-year suspension

          MENAJuly 18, 2025
          Marwan, Kopf links gedreht (Head turned left)

          From Syria to Mayfair via Berlin: Marwan's blockbuster exhibition at Christie's

          UKJuly 18, 2025
          Fighters from Bedouin tribes in the Druze-majority town of Al Mazraa, in Sweida governorate, southern Syria. EPA

          'We have enough wars': Israeli experts doubt their country's strategy in Syria

          MENAJuly 18, 2025
          Burnt-out cars after clashes near the Mitiga area of Tripoli in May. EPA

          Libyan prison militia chief arrested in Germany

          EuropeJuly 18, 2025
          Bedouin fighters are seen on the streets of Sweida. Getty Images

          Sectarian fighting resumes in Syria with Druze city Sweida 'under siege'

          MENAJuly 18, 2025
          People shop in a market in Damascus. Syria has been reconnected to the international SWIFT payment system. Getty Images

          What needs to be done to help Syria rebuild and reintegrate

          EconomyJuly 18, 2025
          Damascus was caught up in Syria's bloodshed as Israel attacked key symbols of power in the capital. EPA

          'We fear we're next': Druze in Damascus lock doors after fighting in Syria's south

          MENAJuly 18, 2025
          Sweida Gif 8

          Bodies in the streets: Druze caught in Sweida violence reveal horrific days of bloodshed

          MENAJuly 17, 2025
          Israeli troops stand guard as members Syria's Druze community approach a fence near the Golan Heights. AFP

          What is Israel's intention behind 'protecting' Druze in Syria?

          MENAJuly 17, 2025
          Syrian security forces walk together along a street, after clashes between Syrian government troops and local Druze fighters resumed in the southern Druze city of Sweida. Reuters

          Spillover of Syrian violence to Lebanon adds 'new layer of worry'

          MENAJuly 17, 2025
          UAE and Syrian officials pose for a photo at Damascus International Airport. Suhail Akram / The National

          Hope for Syrians on Dubai flight to Damascus but Israeli strikes cast shadow

          UAEJuly 17, 2025
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          Syrian forces withdraw from Sweida under US and Israeli pressure

          MENAJuly 17, 2025
          Smoke billows following Israeli strikes near the Syrian army and defence ministry headquarters in Damascus on July 16, 2025. AFP

          Israel's attack on Syria makes a bad situation much worse

          EditorialJuly 17, 2025
          Syrian internally displaced people in Homs, Syria. AFP

          UN refugee agency forced to make cuts as Syrians try to return home, top official says

          USJuly 16, 2025
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