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UAE condemns Israeli escalation in Syria

Ministry urges global action after strikes on Damascus-area villages

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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.

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.

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