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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

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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.

Syrian president arrives in US for landmark visit

Al Sharaa due to meet Trump at the White House on Monday

Syria's President Ahmed Al Sharaa listening to Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shaibani as they meet with representatives of Syrian-American organisations in Washington DC. on November 8.

UN Security Council lifts sanctions on Syrian president

Resolution was approved by 14 council members, while China abstained

Syria's President Ahmad Al Sharaa walks on arrival at the General Plenary of Leaders in the framework of the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belem, Para State, Brazil, on November 6, 2025.

Aramex resumes deliveries to Syria after ten-year pause

Damascus received the first shipment under the renewed operations

Aramex resumes deliveries to Syria after ten-year pause

Rebuilding key to Syria’s investment push: IMF

IMF’s Azour urges stronger institutions and reforms before reconstruction begins

File photo shoppers at an outdoor market beside the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria.

Iraq says some US military advisers will stay

US military advisers and support personnel stationed at Ain Al Asad air base in Iraq

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani speaks at his political block campaign rally before the parliamentary elections in Mosul, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025.

Al Sharaa seeks reset in Russia ties in Putin meeting

The two expected to discuss the status of Russia’s prized military bases in Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Syrian interim President Ahmad Al Sharaa during their meeting at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow on October 15, 2025.

Syria selects members of first post-Assad parliament

Over 1,500 candidates, 14% of them women, are running for the assembly

A member of Syria's local committees casts his vote in the country's selection process to designate an interim parliament, in Damascus on October 5, 2025.

UAE marks Int’l Peace Day with global mediation push

Diplomacy, aid and dialogue remain pillars of UAE’s foreign policy

Billions in aid and mediation efforts underline UAE’s peace-first approach.

Sharjah Airport welcomes Fly Cham flights from Syria

Fly Cham to run five weekly flights from Damascus and two from Aleppo to Sharjah

Sharjah Airport welcomes Fly Cham flights from Syria

Milky Way shines over Syria’s ancient Palmyra ruins

Palmyra’s ruins, damaged by war, glow under a stunning Milky Way timelapse

Stunning time-lapse captures Milky Way over Syria's Palmyra ruins

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