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          Syria

          People gather during New Year's celebrations in Damascus yesterday. A national dialogue conference planned for the weekend is a chance to build on the progress made so far. Reuters

          Syria's fragile new beginnings must be handled with care

          EditorialJanuary 02, 2025
          Displaced Syrians working in a junkyard in the town of Batabo, between Idlib and Aleppo provinces in north-west Syria, in 2021. Reuters

          Assad regime bombed Aleppo for years — then profited from its scrap metal

          MENAJanuary 01, 2025
          A member of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces stands on a street in SDF-controlled Hasakah, north-eastern Syria. Reuters

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

          MENAJanuary 01, 2025
          A man sells spices in the Medhat Pasha market in the old part of the capital Damascus. Syrian economy is in turmoil following several years of conflict. AFP

          Syria’s new central bank head faces monumental task with economy in turmoil

          EconomyJanuary 01, 2025
          A staircase inside the Palestine Branch of Syria's Military Intelligence Directorate in Damascus, days after its inmates were freed by rebels who toppled former president Bashar Al Assad. AFP

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

          MENAJanuary 01, 2025
          The Khaled Brigade, part of Hayat Tahrir Al Sham, holds a military parade in Damascus on December 27. Reuters

          Syria's new government giving defence roles to foreign fighters

          MENADecember 31, 2024
          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

          UAEDecember 31, 2024
          Syria’s new rulers have appointed Maysaa Sabrine as the governor of the Central Bank of Syria, making her the first woman to hold this position in the bank’s history. Photo: Supplied

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

          MENADecember 31, 2024
          People gather to celebrate the opposition takeover of Damascus, following the Friday prayers, at Umayyad Square in Damascus, Syria earlier this month. EPA

          In 2025, the world should prepare to enter uncharted territory

          CommentDecember 31, 2024
          The National

          Shadi's take on Syria's national dialogue

          CartoonDecember 30, 2024
          Members of the security forces of the newly formed Syrian government inspect vehicles at a security checkpoint on the Syrian border with Lebanon. AP

          Lebanon deporting officers and soldiers of former regime back to Syria

          MENADecember 30, 2024
          Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and a delegation of officials from the country meet Ahmad Al Shara in Damascus. AFP

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

          MENADecember 30, 2024
          Munitions discovered in another weapons store, in the Syrian military base in Istamo, Latakia province, in western Syria. AFP

          Eleven killed in Israeli strike on weapons depot near Damascus

          MENADecember 29, 2024
          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

          MENADecember 29, 2024
          A man gestures as he commutes in the Syrian town of Jableh, north-west of the capital Damascus, on Saturday. AFP

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

          CommentDecember 29, 2024
          Italian Minister Of Defence Guido Crosetto in Abu Dhabi. Photo: Italian Ministry of Defense

          Italy's defence minister calls for stricter stance on Yemen's Houthis

          MENADecember 29, 2024