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Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends a joint press conference iwth French President Emmanuel Macron after a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris on May 7, 2025.
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Trump admin to revoke foreign terrorist organization designation for group led by Syria’s interim president
President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One in Des Moines, Iowa, on July 3.
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Post-Iran crisis: A full agenda for Trump and Netanyahu
Smoke rises into the sky during a wildfire in the town of Rabia, Syria, in the Latakia countryside, on Saturday.
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Wildfires sweep through forests in drought-hit Syrian coast in major test for new government
A civil defense member inspects the damage after a reported attack at the Mar Elias Church in the Dweila neighbourhood of Damascus, Syria, on June 22.
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Suicide bomber attack on church in Syria kills at least 20 people
Women in Damascus, Syria, celebrate the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024.
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Syria orders women to cover up on beaches with conservative new dress code
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa shakes hands with US President Donald Trump in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on May 14, 2025.
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ISIS claims first attacks against forces loyal to new government in Syria
People celebrate in Umayyad Square in Damascus, Syria, on May 13, following US President Donald Trump's decision to lift sanctions in Syria.
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US moves to ease sanctions on Syria after Trump pledge
US President Donald Trump meets with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in this handout released on May 14, 2025.
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Officials across US government scramble to implement Trump’s surprise Syria announcement
Confetti and flowers are dropped from a military helicopter onto a crowd during a celebration marking the 10th anniversary of the victory of rebel forces over Bashar al-Assad's army in Idlib, Syria, Friday, March 28, 2025.
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Syria swears in new transitional government months after Assad’s removal
Mar 31, 2025
In this February 2023 photo, members of the Syrian civil defense, known as the White Helmets, transport a casualty from the rubble of buildings in the village of Azmarin in Syria's rebel-held northwestern Idlib province at the border with Turkey following an earthquake.
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Trump admin has terminated majority of its funding for key Syrian humanitarian organization
Mar 27, 2025
A member of the Syrian forces near a military vehicle as it heads toward the Syrian-Lebanese border in Qusayr, Syria, on Monday.
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Lebanon and Syria agree to ceasefire after cross-border attacks kill 10
Mar 17, 2025
Bodies are laid in a mass grave in Pine village.
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‘Ethnic cleansing!’ Videos show Syrian government-aligned forces reveling in massacre of minorities in coastal town
Mar 17, 2025

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Video Wildfires spread in northwest Syria 0:35
Jul 9, 2025
Marc Tice, father of missing journalist Austin Tice, discusses with CNN’s Erin Burnett amid reports that his son was executed while being detained in Syria for several years.
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Video Father of missing journalist Austin Tice responds to claims that his son was executed 4:22
Jun 17, 2025
<p>Flying cars moved a step closer to reality in Oman, OceanQuest debuted at the UN Ocean Conference, and it was announced that Syria will soon reconnect to the Swift payment system.</p>
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Video Flying cars for Oman and Syria’s payment system recovery: This week’s business headlines from the Middle East 1:35
Jun 13, 2025
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Video Women detail alleged abuses carried by militia under commander now in Syria’s top military brass 6:51
Jun 12, 2025