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Syria selects members of first post-Assad parliament

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

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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

Boy, 4, rescued after 16 hours trapped in deep well

Ali Saleh Abdi pulled from the well just days after similar case gripped the country

4-year-old boy rescued after 16 hours trapped in deep well in northern Syria

Renewed sectarian clashes in south Syria kill four

First deadly incident since a ceasefire last month

A Syrian security checkpoint is seen as forces deploy in Mazraa village on the outskirts of Sweida city, in southern Syria, Sunday, July 20, 2025. A burned-out vehicle is seen in the foreground.

Israel says ground troops conducted raids in Syria

Troops seized weapons and questioned individuals suspected of arms trafficking

An Israeli tank points to Syria at the Occupied Golan Heights.

Russia, Syria to bolster ties, review agreements

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shaibani appeals for Russia’s support at talks in Moscow

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shaibani shake hands at the end of a joint press conference following their meeting in Moscow on July 31, 2025.

Saudi Arabia signs $5b investment deals with Syria

The Kingdom also announces funding for a $100 million, 32-storey skyscraper in Damascus

Saudi Arabia's Investment Minister Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Falih and his delegation being received at Damascus International Airport on July 23, 2025.

Calm returns to south Syria after violence kills 1,000

Fighters leave city 'in response to call of the presidency and terms of the agreement'

Syrian interim government begins phased implementation of ceasefire in Sweida.

Video: Syria tribes pour coffee, call mass mobilisation

The gesture follows Arab tribes condemning militia for killings and forced displacement

Arab clans pour coffee in protest, demand justice in Suwayda

All you need to know about what’s happening in Sweida

Deadly clashes inDruze heartland spark Israeli airstrikes, raise fears of escalation

Syria announced that its army had begun to withdraw from violence-hit Sweida on Wednesday, following a wave of Israeli strikes on the capital and a US call for government forces to leave the majority-Druze southern city.

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