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Damascus
Head of State
President Bashar al-Assad
Head of Government
Prime Minister Hussein Arnous
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Syria vows accountability after deadly clashes
11 Mar 2025 - 3:16PM
Middle East
Syria’s government signs breakthrough deal with US-backed SDF
11 Mar 2025 - 3:19PM
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Middle East
Syria vows accountability after reports of mass killings spark global condemnation
10 Mar 2025 - 2:38PM
Middle East
Dozens killed in clashes between Syrian forces and Assad loyalists, monitor says
Fighting in Syria’s coastal region was the most violent since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad in December.
7 Mar 2025 - 8:27PM
Art
They’re not the Taliban. Syria’s Islamists encourage artists
When new rulers with jihadi roots took power in Damascus, artists, singers and dancers held their breath. They can relax, the regime says.
1 Mar 2025 - 1:15PM
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China-Middle East relations
New Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa meets Chinese envoy Shi Hongwei in Damascus
Meeting seen as major diplomatic development since armed rebels led by Sharaa’s HTS ousted Beijing-friendly Assad, despite terror concerns.
22 Feb 2025 - 10:00PM
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Crime
Austria foils railway station terror attack, arrests teen, 14
Investigators found material that suggested the teen, an Austrian with Turkish roots, supported the Islamic State group.
19 Feb 2025 - 11:49PM
Donald Trump
Vaccine sceptic RFK Jnr confirmed as Trump’s health secretary
The Republican-controlled Senate backed his nomination 52-48 despite concern over his promotion of medical misinformation.
14 Feb 2025 - 3:02AM
Donald Trump
US Senate confirms Tulsi Gabbard as Trump’s director of national intelligence
The 52-48 vote came as Republican senators who had initially questioned her experience and judgment fell in line behind her nomination.
13 Feb 2025 - 1:12AM
Crime
Sweden confirms identity of gunman in nation’s worst mass shooting
Rickard Andersson, 35, killed 10 people at an education centre for young adults before apparently turning the gun on himself.
10 Feb 2025 - 8:31PM
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Iran
Will Trump’s pressure tactics derail hopes for a nuclear deal with Iran?
Analysts suggest Trump’s strategy may either force a breakthrough or trigger further confrontation, depending on Tehran’s response.
10 Feb 2025 - 3:12PM
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Middle East
Syria’s new leaders meet with chemical weapons watchdog
The fate of the country’s stockpile of toxic chemicals spurred an emergency meeting by the OPCW days after the ousting of Bashar al-Assad.
8 Feb 2025 - 8:32PM
Music
First concert of Western classical music in Islamist-run Syria held
Syria’s national symphony orchestra performed for free in an unheated hall, reflections of the dire economic toll of the country’s civil war.
8 Feb 2025 - 2:45PM
Middle East
Car bomb kills 20 in northern Syria, deadliest attack since Assad toppled
No immediate claims of responsibility for ‘terror’ attack in Manbij, near the Turkish border. Victims were mostly women, officials said.
4 Feb 2025 - 2:56PM
Middle East
Syria’s president visits Saudi Arabia in likely signal to Iran
New interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa travelled to Riyadh likely to signal Damascus’ shift away from Iran as its main regional ally.
2 Feb 2025 - 5:45PM
Israel
Israel’s moves to secure Lebanon, Syria borders could fuel new threats: analysts
Experts warn Israel’s extended occupation may undermine Lebanon’s government, embolden Hezbollah and raise uncertainties in post-war Syria.
30 Jan 2025 - 6:00PM
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Middle East
Syria rebel leader Sharaa declared interim president, consolidating his power
After toppling Bashar al-Assad, Ahmed al-Sharaa has promised a political transition, an inclusive government and eventual elections.
30 Jan 2025 - 1:32PM
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United States
US freezes foreign aid after Trump orders review
Waivers have been issued for military financing for Israel and Egypt, but Ukraine was not mentioned.
27 Jan 2025 - 3:44AM
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European Union
EU considers ‘staged approach’ to suspending Syria sanctions
European capitals began reassessing Syria policies after ousting of President Bashar al-Assad on December 8 by insurgent forces.
21 Jan 2025 - 3:30AM
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History
Like a giant jigsaw puzzle, Iraq’s historic treasures become whole again
Archaeologists are painstakingly putting together artefacts at Nimrud shattered by Islamic State jihadists, undaunted by the colossal task.
12 Jan 2025 - 5:15PM
Middle East
Syrians sing songs of victory, revolution a month after Assad’s overthrow
Singer Wasfi Maasarani marked his return to Syria after 13 years in exile, having toured the US and Europe in support of the rebels.
11 Jan 2025 - 7:35PM
China-Middle East relations
China concerned by reports of Uygur militants given senior roles in Syrian army
Country’s UN ambassador Fu Cong says new government in Damascus must prevent terrorist forces from threatening other countries.
9 Jan 2025 - 6:11PM
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China can help Syria transform from conflict corridor to bridge of commerce
An inclusive, tolerant Syria and a China-led grand coalition to rebuild and revive the economy could see regional strife give way to prosperity.
7 Jan 2025 - 8:30PM
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Syria a chance for Middle East to shape its own, better future
The stability of Syria, at the heart of the Middle East, is in the interests of all. It is time for regional actors, not external ones, to lead the change.
7 Jan 2025 - 5:32AM
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Education in Hong Kong
3 aid workers win top Hong Kong-based award for improving education in war zones
War Child Alliance wins HK$30 million Yidan Prize and plans to expand educational games programme to over a million pupils in five years.
6 Jan 2025 - 9:30AM
Syrian conflict
Syrian photographer’s return to war-torn hometown is ‘like a dream’
Douma, near Damascus, endured years of terror under Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Sameer al-Doumy escaped, and thought he’d never get back there.
5 Jan 2025 - 4:15PM
Global South
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As West cuts global aid, emerging powers must step up and contribute
Emerging donors from developing nations with significant economic growth should play a bigger role. Kazakhstan is doing so in Central Asia.
5 Jan 2025 - 5:30AM
Middle East
Israeli military says commandos raided missile factory in Syria in September
Military spokesman called nighttime raid on Iranian-led facility one of Israel’s most complex operations in years.
3 Jan 2025 - 3:21PM
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