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Syrians mourn forests and farms as devastating fires ravage coast

A drone image shows fires near Qastal Maaf, in the Latakia countryside, western Syria. Ahmad Fallaha for The National

Syrians mourn forests and farms as devastating fires ravage coast

More than 15,000 hectares of land in Latakia scorched in past week

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PKK fighters line up to lay down their weapons into a pit during the ceremony near Sulaymaniyah in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region on Friday. AFP

PKK fighters begin laying down weapons at symbolic ceremony

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UAE Minister of State for International Co-operation Reem Al Hashimy meets Italy's Minister for Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome. EPA

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Hezbollah supporters in Beirut's southern suburbs. AFP

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Rami Al Ali's haute couture debut in Paris featured several of the Syrian designer's trademark sculptural looks. Reuters

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Oman’s currency is pegged to the dollar, but the cost of a taxi ride varies according to the driver. Silvia Razgova / The National

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The final rift between Elon Musk and Donald Trump centred on the recently adopted budget bill that will balloon the national debt by several trillions of dollars over the next decade. AFP

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Sudanese who fled the Zamzam displacement camp queue for food rations in the western Darfur region. AFP

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A Palestinian child in Gaza holds a stuffed animal while standing at a school sheltering displaced Palestinians, which was hit by an Israeli strike. AFP.

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A meeting of the UN General Assembly in New York. AFP

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This picture taken from a position on the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip shows destroyed buildings in the besieged Palestinian territory, on July 10, 2025, amid the ongoing war with the Palestinian militant movement Hamas. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP)

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US ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack speaks in New York on July 11. Adla Massoud / The National

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