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The Syrian regime condemned an agreement between Kurdish-led forces in the country's northeast and a US oil company, describing it as "theft" and an "affront to national sovereignty".
The number of coronavirus cases has increased across Syria as doubts emerge over figures reported by the regime's health ministry and the ability of authorities to contain the crisis.
US imposes sanctions on teenage son of Syria's Assad
The US imposed sanctions on the son of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad under the Caesar Act.
The UAE's hidden hand in Tunisia's political crisis
As Tunisia becomes embroiled in a political crisis, questions are being raised about the UAE's role.
Syrian tycoon says targeted companies were evading US sanctions
Rami Makhlouf said that overseas companies being targeted by the Syrian regime were set up to evade US sanctions.
Lebanon: Adrift in stormy seas
Comment: With its currency in free-fall, half the population plunged into poverty, and IMF talks in disarray, Lebanon appears to be lurching towards a chaotic collapse, writes Jim Muir.
Syrians vote for new parliament amid measures against virus
The vote is the third to take place in Syria since the conflict began in March 2011.
Assad's uncle hired Israeli lawyers on graft case
Rifaat al-Assad hired Israeli lawyers before being sentenced to prison for embezzlement.
War-torn Syria goes to the polls amid economic crisis
Several lists were allowed to run across the country but any real opposition is absent from the poll, no surprises are expected and the ruling ...
Syrians 'must exchange $100 to local currency' upon return
'Like a visa to your own country': Syrians say the forced transaction through regime channels will cost nationals returning over $50 upon entry.
'Living in hope': Families of Syria detainees await news
Anguished relatives are poring over photos of torture victims from Syrian prisons, posted online by activists after the US imposed new sanctions ...
How Abu Dhabi is helping out Damascus
Comment: Khaled Sid Mohand of The Justice and Liberties for All Committee discusses normalisation, and the UAE's monetary, military and security ...
'Pivoting East': Will China come to Lebanon’s rescue?
Running quickly out of options as talks over an IMF bailout stall, Lebanon's Hezbollah-backed government says it wants to pivot to China, but ...
Regime soldiers killed, injured in rebel attack near Damascus
Several Syrian regime soldiers have been killed and injured in an attack which a rebel group says it carried out in revenge for detainees killed ...
Will the Caesar Act deter UAE normalisation of Assad?
In-depth: The Syrian regime has become increasingly important to the UAE's geopolitical goals.
The future of international aid in sanctions-hit Syria
As global donors hold a virtual meeting to pledge funds for Syria's humanitarian crisis, aid workers warn operating in the war-torn country is becoming increasingly challenging.
Pope warns of 'mass starvation' in Syria and Lebanon
As Syria and Lebanon continue to struggle amid worsening economic crises, the Pope on Sunday urged world leaders to help the two countries.
UAE training brutal Syrian regime intelligence agents
UAE de-facto ruler Mohammed bin Zayed made the first publicly known contact with Assad this year since relations were officially cut in 2012.
Syria refuses to 'bow' to US sanctions
The Syrian regime's foreign minister has said that the US Caesar Act sanctions are intended to weaken support for Assad ahead ...
Syria Insight: Suweida's autonomy threatened by new economic uncertainties
Suweida has enjoyed a great degree of autonomy from regime rule during the war, but the dire economic situation in Syria is hitting home.
Draft UN resolution calls for three Syria aid crossings
It remains to be seen whether Russia, a staunch ally of the Syrian regime, will allow the Iraqi Al Yarubiyah crossing to reopen for medical aid ...
Explainer: Who’s on the US’s new Syria sanctions blacklist?
Sanctions passed under the United States’ Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act have targeted a series of figures associated ...
US threatens UAE with sanctions over normalisation with Syria
James Jeffrey said that UAE's normalisation bid with the Assad regime was 'a bad idea', signalling that Emirati businesses will be hit with ...
Damascus hits out at new US sanctions on Syria
The measures are the first to take effect under the Caesar Act, which punishes any companies that work with the Assad regime.
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