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Golan Heights 'are Syrian territory,' UN chief Guterres stresses during Damascus visit
The UN Secretary-General addressed post-war reconstruction and territory disputes at his press conference during the first visit to Syria by a UN chief since the Assad regime.
France returns 23 artifacts to Syria after 15 year-long loan amid Macron’s historic Damascus visit
Syrian Jews lobbied US to lift Caesar sanctions on Syria in 2025 as Israel urged caution
Syria’s actions against Hezbollah weapons smuggling showcase its regional commitment - analysis
Russian jets bomb rebel-held Idlib in Syria, witnesses say
An official at the city's water utility service said it was out of action as a result of the strikes.
Can Israel stomach a rehabilitated Assad? - opinion
A decisive lead from the US could prevent Assad’s rehabilitation. But is Biden, like Obama before him, too concerned with the nuclear deal and Iranian sensitivities?
Millions in Syria face disaster if aid crossing is shut - UN
Currently, around 1,000 UN trucks a month enter Syria at the single crossing point of Bab al-Hawa to deliver food, medical supplies and humanitarian aid
Syrian presidential elections begin, Assad expected to win fourth term
The government says the election shows Syria is functioning normally despite a decade-old war, but the opposition and Western nations view it as merely rubber-stamping Assad's grip on power.
White House official held secret talks in Syria to free US citizens
The United States suspended operations at the US embassy in Damascus in February 2012.
Palestinian refugees displaced in Syria to finally return home to Yarmouk
Khaled Abdul Majid, the Syria-based leader of the Palestinian Popular Struggle Front, told Al-Monitor that 100,000 people are expected to return to their houses that suffered minimal damage.
At 20, Bashar Assad's rule is the shame of the Arab world
MIDDLE ISRAEL: Whatever its future, Assad’s presidency has already earned him a place in history, in folklore and in hell.
Assad's uncle, 'butcher of Hama,' hired Israeli lawyers - report
Rifaat, now 82 years old, was convicted of embezzling Syrian state funds by a Paris court on Thursday and sentenced to four years in prison.
Syria’s dictator Bashar Assad faces renewed challenges at all levels
BEHIND THE LINES: Bashar Assad is not about to fall, But economic deterioration, regime infighting, sanctions and unrest are combining to place his regime under renewed, severe pressure.
German court opens first Syria torture trial
A former intelligence officer who applied for asylum in Germany six years ago after leaving Syria, is charged with 58 murders in a Damascus prison, where at least 4,000 activists were tortured.
