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Sharjah Charity aids 1,500 Syrian families this winter

1,500 families in Syria receive relief through Warm Winter campaign

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Warm Winter campaign, supported by Dubai Islamic Bank, delivers food, clothing, and blankets to vulnerable communities.

What Syria's currency change move really means

Currency reform can send powerful signals, but stability depends on deeper economic policy

A currency exchange employee counts newly issued Syrian pound banknotes in Damascus, Syria, Saturday, January 3, 2026.

Syria ceasefire with Kurdish fighters in Aleppo

Both sides have traded blame over who started the fighting

Civilians flee with their belongings after fresh clashes erupted between the Syrian army and the Syrian Democratic Forces in Aleppo, Syria.

Thousands flee as army shells Kurdish areas in Aleppo

Violence follows deadly clashes and shelling on Tuesday that killed 7

Residents carry their belongings as they flee Aleppo's Ashrafieh Kurdish neighbourhood on January 7, 2026.

Israel confirms US-backed Syria security talks

Israel stresses citizen security, regional stability in US-backed Syria talks

This aerial photo shows the Syrian presidential palace in Damascus' Mount Qasyoun on May 2, 2025.

Syria launches new currency to mark economic reset

Syria removes zeros and Assad portraits from currency in landmark economic reform

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa (L) and Syria's Central bank chief Abdul Qadir al-Hasriya (R) stand between the country's new revamped currency notes at the Conference Palace in the Syrian capital Damascus on December 29, 2025.

UAE condemns mosque bombing in Syria’s Homs

Ministry rejects terrorism and offers condolences to victims’ families

Armed security officers cordon off the area following an explosion inside Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib Mosque in the Wadi al-Dahab neighbourhood of Homs on December 26, 2025.

UAE condemns Israeli escalation in Syria

Ministry urges global action after strikes on Damascus-area villages

Syrian Civil Defence workers check a house that was destroyed during an Israeli forces raid in the southern Syrian village of Beit Jin, Syria, on Friday, November 28, 2025.

3 trips home in 27 years: Syrian expats at Dubai event

Thousands come together to celebrate culture at the ‘Emirates Loves Syria’ initiative

A young girl waves the UAE flag at the ‘Emirates Loves Syria’ event in Expo City Dubai.

Dubai to host large-scale celebration of Syrian culture

UAE joins Syrian community to honour shared history and growing ties

‘Emirates Loves Syria’: Dubai set for one of the UAE’s largest celebrations of Syrian heritage

DP World starts ops at Tartus Port under $800m plan

New harbour tug, Al Fath, arrives, appoints Fahad Al Banna as CEO of DP World Tartus

DP World begins operations at Tartus Port under $800 million modernisation plan

Turkey to reopen land trade corridor to Jordan, GCC

Corridor was closed for over a decade due to the Syria conflict and infrastructure damage

Trade between Turkey and Syria reached $1.9 billion in the first seven months of 2025, Turkish Trade Minister Omer Bolat said.

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