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In-depth: Five years have passed since Russia's intervention in Syria's war began.
Sweden - traditionally homogenous and now with a high-skilled labour market - can be challenging for refugees arriving from war-torn countries.
Libya: from Haftar's offensive to ceasefire promise
Fighting in Libya's nearly decade-long conflict has, since April 2019, killed hundreds and displaced some 200,000.
Three killed in Israeli strikes on Syria –regime media
Syrian regime media says that three civilians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes near Damascus, and that four others, including a ...
UN calls for Syria ceasefire, prisoner release
Syria has recorded its first case of the potentially deadly coronavirus.
Syria Weekly: Activists allege a coronavirus cover-up by regime
Regime areas of Syria look set to be hit hard by the coronavirus crisis.
Damascus-Aleppo highway reopened for first time in 8 years
Syria's M5 highway has reopened for the first time in nearly eight years following a brutal regime advance into northern towns previously held ...
Syria Weekly: Assad regime captures ghost town Maarat Al-Numan
Bashar Al-Assad's forces moved into Maarat Al-Numan this week, after a two-month siege of the once-bustling Idlib city but found it almost ...
Thousands flee as Syrian regime enters key rebel-held town
Syrian regime forces have entered a key rebel-held town in Syria's northwest under the cover of airstrikes.
HBO announces drama on CIA-Mossad assassination of Hezbollah commander
Imad Mughniyeh was one of Hezbollah's most well-known commanders.
'Humanity is dying': Syrians feel abandoned by the world
Syrians have been abandoned for almost nine years by the international community, who they accuse of being blind, deaf and mute to the endless, ...
The best books by Arab authors in 2019
Book Club: The New Arab rounds up some of the best reads written in English by Arab authors this year.
Syrians caught in Lebanon's uprising face difficult a choice
Comment: Syrians in Lebanon are often subject to discrimination and prejudice. While some are supportive of the protests, others are steering ...
Chemical weapons organisation to publish report on Syria attacks
The OPCW will prepare a report on chemical weapons attacks in Syria.
Report documents 72 torture methods used by Syrian regime
The Syrian Network for Human Rights has documented 72 torture methods the Syrian regime uses in prisons, along with harrowing testimonies from ...
Hassan Nasrallah threatens Israel after Beirut 'drone attack'
Hassan Nasrallah threatened Israel after a "drone attack" on the Lebanese Shia movement's Beirut stronghold, vowing to "do everything" to thwart future attacks.
Lebanon says Israeli aggression a 'threat to regional stability'
The early morning incident in south Beirut came hours after Israel said it had conducted airstrikes in neighbouring Syria.
Civilians among '15 killed' in Israeli airstrikes on Syria
Israeli airstrikes targeting Iranian sites in Homs and Damascus have killed six civilians - including three children - and nine ...
Ammunition depot explosion rocks Syrian capital
An ammunition depot located in a military zone in Mashrou Dummar, a western suburb of the Syrian capital exploded on Saturday.
In maps: How Syria changed over eight years
Eight years on, the revolution in Syria continues despite eight years of hardship and bloodshed.
Syria regime repays ally Iran with huge construction project
Iran signed an agreement with the Syrian regime to build 200,000 housing units in Damascus, an Iranian official announced on Sunday.
Syria: A wrecked school system, a country in ruins
Comment: Syria's education system was decimated by the brutal civil war, and the outlook under Assad is equally bleak, writes Elisabeth ...
Syrian passport applicants face exorbitant prices and persecution
Syrians attempting to obtain a passport from regime authorities are facing exorbitant prices and risk of arrest.
Arrests and assassinations: Consolidating power in Assad's Syria
Comment: As the Syrian civil war begins to come to its conclusion, Assad is clearing out any competition by conducting a large purge of ...
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