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Syrian court issues first sentences over 2025 massacres of Alawites

Middle East

Netanyahu visits troops in occupied Syria as Damascus slams 'blatant violation' of sovereignty

Middle East

Anti-Christian murder in Syria? No indication he was killed because of his faith

Syria President appoints Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi as presidential adviser

Middle East

Syria: Why is the dissolution of the Kurdish forces significant?

Middle East

Syrian Kurdish leader announces SDF dissolution after its integration into army

Middle East

US removes Syria off its list of state sponsors of terrorism

Middle East

Syria says US-mediated talks addressed de-escalation, staying out of Israel-Turkey tensions

Middle East

Israeli strikes kill three, including child, in Gaza Strip

As it happened
Middle East

Netanyahu focused on reelection as Israeli govt grows 'less concerned' about international isolation

Middle East

Fresh US aircraft carrier strike group arrives in Middle East

As it happened
Middle East

France slams far-right Israeli minister's 'inhumane' call for mass killings in Gaza

As it happened
Middle East

'Tons' of nuclear material found at undisclosed Syrian site, IAEA chief says

Middle East

Syria sentences to death detained cousin of ousted president Assad

Middle East

Israel says strikes on Syrian military airfield were to ensure its security

As it happened
Middle East
Focus

Rebuilding Aleppo: Syria's war-torn economic capital enjoys gradual rebirth

Middle East

Syria court sentences Assad in absentia to death for crimes against humanity

Middle East

Russian forces in Syria will give up control of two strategic bases on the Mediterranean coast

Syria, Russia agree to end military use of key Mediterranean bases

Middle East

Concerts of pro-Assad singers cancelled after protests in Syria

Minibus explosion in Damascus suburb wounds 14 people

Middle East

Guterres arrives in Syria for first UN secretary-general visit since before civil war

Middle East

Exclusive: In Syria's Kurdish-majority city Kobane, postwar integration efforts get under way

On the ground
Middle East

Exclusive: In Kobane, Syria's Kurdish-majority city, postwar integration processes get under way

Middle East

Lebanon and Israel conclude round of talks on IDF withdrawal

Middle East

How top Syrian diplomat Asaad al-Shaibani’s road to Damascus is shaking the Mideast

Profile
Middle East

Syria arrests IS group-linked suspects over Damascus bombings during Macron visit

Middle East

Trump initiates removal of Syria from US list of state sponsors of terrorism

Americas

Why the Damascus blasts during Macron’s visit are a blow to al-Sharaa

Analysis
Middle East
Business

Undeterred by blasts, Macron says France ready to help rebuild Syria's economy

Business

Syria's reconstruction and economic policy will rely on Europe and Turkey

Middle East

Optimistic tone of Macron's visit doesn't hide precariousness of Syria's security

France

Replay: French and Syrian leaders hold press conference in Damascus

Middle East

Syria's al-Sharaa bets on relaunching economy to solve other issues

Middle East

What to know about Macron's landmark visit to Syria

Middle East

'France stands by Syria's side': Macron 'most enthusiastic in Europe' to repair ties

Middle East

Replay: French President Emmanuel Macron speaks after Damascus blasts

Middle East

Al-Sharaa's capacity to bring security to Syria and the region under scrutiny

Middle East

Syria's rehabilitation 'suits the West' while Damascus hopes to attract investors

Middle East

Explosions trying to deter 'business as usual' strategy at the heart of Macron's visit

Middle East

Syria's 'security challenges' main obstacle to attracting investors

Middle East

Explosions heard near Macron's Damascus hotel amid high-risk, landmark visit

Middle East

Explosions rock Damascus on second day of Macron's visit to Syria

Middle East
The Debate

France's Macron to hold post-Assad visit to Damascus: Why the Syria stopover?

Macron's visit to Syria confirms normalisation strategy of post-Assad government

Middle East

Syria expecting Macron visit in first for Western head-of-state since Assad

Middle East

Macron lands in Syria in first post-Assad visit by Western head of state

Middle East

Syria rules out military intervention in Lebanon despite US pressure

Middle East

Bomb blast in central Damascus cafe kills several

Middle East

Syria slams new Israeli incursion in southern Daraa province

Middle East

Supreme Court allows Trump administration to lift deportation protections for Haitians, Syrians

Americas

US military says senior Islamic State group leader killed in Syria air strike

Middle East

Can Hormuz be bypassed? Past shows commercial viability may simply not be there, analyst says

Middle East
Focus

In post-Assad Syria, displaced people await reconstruction

Middle East

Israel to stay ‘indefinitely’ in lands seized in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria

Middle East
Middle East Matters

Strait of Hormuz oil crisis: An opportunity for Syria?

Middle East
Perspective

'You see love every day and journalists don't always convey that': Author Sally Hayden

Witnesses accuse the Israeli army of arbitrary arrests in Syria

Syrian soldier killed and at least 18 people wounded by Damascus car bomb

Middle East
Middle East Matters

Syria: Prosecuting Assad-era security officials

Middle East

Inside Iran's 'mosquito fleet': Telegraph's Adrian Blomfield with a rare frontline glimpse of Hormuz

Middle East

Opening Hormuz 'not a humanitarian gesture': Essential to keeping global food system operating

Middle East
A propos

Assad regime trials are 'integral for Syria to move on' from civil war, atrocities

Middle East

Assad regime trials are 'integral for Syria to move on' from civil war, atrocities

Middle East

Syria tries prominent Assad-era security official

Middle East

Syria begins first trial for ousted Assad, allies

Middle East

Turkey’s economy hit as Syrians return home

Middle East

French court jails Lafarge former CEO for funding IS in Syria

France

French cement-maker Lafarge found guilty of financing jihadists in Syria, former CEO jailed

Middle East

Former IS group child ‘fighters’ jailed in Iraq seek repatriation to France

Middle East

Ukraine's Zelensky meets Syria’s new leader in Damascus, pushes military deals

Middle East

Israel launches new strikes on Lebanon, forces closure of Syria border crossing

Middle East