The sudden collapse of the Assad regime on 8 December 2024, which put an end to the mukhabarat (secret police)…
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Six months after deposing Assad, Syria faces security, economic challenges
Syria‘s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa has in six months established himself internationally and had crippling sanctions removed, but still needs…
Donald Trump says he will lift sanctions on Syria
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Syria and Qatar to pay back Syria’s debt to the World Bank
BEIRUT (AP) — Saudi Arabia and Qatar said Sunday they will pay Syria’s outstanding debt to the World Bank, a…
Head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria Abu Khadija has been killed, Iraqi prime minister says
BAGHDAD – The head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed in Iraq in an operation…
Hundreds killed in clashes and revenge attacks in Syria
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Syria flies in fresh banknotes from Russia as cash crunch hits economy
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