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          Narin Guran was eight years old when she was murdered in her home village of Tavsantepe in south-eastern Turkey's Diyarbakir province last year. Lizzie Porter/ The National

          A village traumatised, a nation stunned: Who killed Narin?

          MENADecember 24, 2025
          Tulun Tas says her son Emirhan, who was shot dead outside the family home in Sweden, loved Lego. The National

          ‘Foxtrot is so big the Swedish people are scared’

          EuropeDecember 23, 2025
          Aleppo clashes. Reuters / AFP

          Syrian government and SDF agree to de-escalate after deadly Aleppo clashes

          MENADecember 23, 2025
          Paramedics with body bags at a hospital during fighting between government forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on December 22. Reuters

          Clashes erupt in Aleppo between SDF and Syrian government

          MENADecember 22, 2025
          Refreshment stands in the traditional Al Hamidiyah Souq in Damascus during Ramadan this year. Anadolu

          Navigating Syria's new political economy: Rivalry, rising rents and a new elite

          MENADecember 19, 2025
          The US envoy Morgan Ortagus was responsible for pushing Lebanon to include civilian representatives in the committee negotiating with Israel. AFP

          Beirut is in no state to normalise Lebanon-Israel relations

          CommentDecember 16, 2025
          A small number of US troops remain in Syria to prevent a resurgence of ISIS. AP

          Pressure on Syria to quell extremists after killing of US troops

          MENADecember 14, 2025
          The Syrian pound strengthened against the US dollar after the vote on a repeal of sanctions. EPA

          Syrian pound strengthens after US vote to lift sanctions

          MENADecember 11, 2025
          Syrians unable to land in Aleppo are taken to hotels on airline buses. Lizzie Porter / The National

          Syrians miss Assad downfall celebrations after fog disrupts flights to Aleppo

          MENADecember 08, 2025
          The US Capitol building in Washington. Bloomberg

          US politicians consider terrorist designation for all of Muslim Brotherhood

          USDecember 03, 2025
          Syria has positioned itself as a US ally in the Middle East since its change of government a year ago. Photo: Syrian Ministry of Interior / X

          Syria steps up counter-terrorism raids after deal with US

          MENADecember 02, 2025
          Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Saud Al Sati with the Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Tehran. Photo: Irna

          Iran's Foreign Minister holds talks with Saudi and Turkish officials

          MENANovember 30, 2025
          Pope Leo XIV leads Mass at the Volkswagen Arena in Istanbul on Saturday. Getty Images

          Humanity must ‘walk together’, Pope Leo says at Istanbul Mass

          MENANovember 29, 2025
          Pope Leo XIV visits the Ottoman-era Sultan Ahmed or Blue Mosque, in Istanbul, Turkey. AP

          Pope Leo pays first visit to Muslim place of worship at Istanbul’s Blue Mosque

          MENANovember 29, 2025
          Pope Leo XIV arrives with Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians, at Lake Iznik in Turkey. AP Photo

          Pope Leo denounces use of religion to justify war in show of unity in Turkey

          MENANovember 28, 2025
          Pope Leo XIV arrives at the Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Spirit during his first apostolic journey, in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters

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          MENANovember 28, 2025
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