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Lebanon's Interior Minister Ahmad Al Hajjar, left, with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shibani in Bahrain. Photo: Sana

Syria and Lebanon seek security ties in new talks

Lebanese Interior Minister meets Syrian Foreign Minister in Bahrain

Donald Trump to host Syria’s Ahmad Al Shara in 'historic' first-ever White House visit

Jordan says no security is possible while Israel remains in Gaza

Plan to fold three SDF militia units into Syrian army as peace talks go on

Syrians want to rebuild their country. Investors should help them

Syria opens its doors: Hotel investors and operators in talks to enter Damascus

Syria recognises Kosovo as an independent state

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US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk as they leave after their bilateral meeting in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday. Reuters

The US-China trade truce shows Trump is open to 'the art of the possible'

The mood in Baghdad’s eastern suburb of Sadr City is one of silence ahead of Iraqi elections. Aymen Al Ameri / The National

Iraq’s Sadrist Movement leads growing boycott ahead of national vote

REMspace claims to have facilitated “dream-to-dream communication,” though scientists say such technology remains unverified. Talib Jariwala

Sharing the dream: Inside the start-up claiming to link minds during sleep

Paragraf's graphene microchips could transform the semiconductor world. Photo: Paragraf

How graphene is revolutionising the microchip industry with help from the UAE

Palestinians show to the camera leaflets dropped by an Israeli drone warning people to stay away from the so-called yellow line in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Beyond the HeadlinesWhat’s happening behind Israel’s yellow line in Gaza?

The Grand Egyptian Museum is officially opening to the public on November 1. Reuters

CommentAll eyes on Giza, but opening of Grand Egyptian Museum feels personal

Former Iranian President Hassan Rouhani represents a pragmatic faction hoping to reset Iran’s relations with the West. EPA

CommentHassan Rouhani wants to be the next Supreme Leader. Iran's hardliners won't have it

Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, says the Fed will maintain its independence. Reuters

ExclusiveJP Morgan CEO says Trump's choice of next Fed chairman may affect its policy

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FII 2025. Future Investment Initiative, Saudi.

Al Shara hails $28bn investments to help Syria 'rebuild every stone' itself

Syrian leader touts opportunities to investors in Saudi Arabia

Killing of Syrian Druze bus passengers undermines US efforts to end hostilities

Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara was once an insurgent fighter in Iraq. EPA

Iraq denies sentencing Syrian to death for praising President Al Shara

Syria seizes 11 million Captagon pills from Lebanon

Syrian security forces near Sweida in July following sectarian clashes between Druze fighters and Bedouin tribes. Getty Images

Sweida’s displaced refuse to return as government rules over ghost towns

US to provide 'life-saving' aid to Sweida in southern Syria

Al Shara to set out reconstruction vision at Riyadh summit

Syria's fractured banking sector poses new challenge for US regulators

'We knew ISIS would never give up': Inside Syria’s crackdown on a resurgent threat

Irish independent presidential candidate Catherine Connolly, whose views on Palestine and Hamas perturb mainstream Irish political opinion. Reuters

Pro-Palestine independent to be Irish president after landslide vote

Left-winger takes on influential role while criticising Nato, US, UK and French 'warmongering'

Syria says 'terrorist cell' linked to business tycoon Rami Makhlouf arrested

EditorialSyria's drugs trade won't be stopped overnight

Assad-era commander who ruled Sednaya prison arrested in Syria

Elias Izoli's clowns and acrobats embody the weight and silence of Assad's Syria

Syrian troops surround French extremist's camp after girl is kidnapped

Iraq and Syria seize drugs in joint operation against smuggling networks

Ann Snow, UK special representative for Syria, meets Syrian Defence Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra in Damascus. Photo: Ann Snow / X

UK removes Hayat Tahrir Al Sham from terror list

Decision aimed at enabling closer engagement with post-Assad Syrian government

World Bank puts Syria's postwar reconstruction cost at $216bn

DispatchRealpolitik prevails as Russia retains uneasy foothold in Syria

SDF hands over detained Syrian government fighters as integration edges closer

Two ISIS members killed in raid as group repositions in Syria

'We stand with Syria,' Saudi Finance Minister says

Syria's security force risks being an instrument of government control, report finds

Syria's anti-ISIS raid took place in Muadamiyat Al Qalamon, about 25km from Damascus. Photo: Syrian Interior Ministry

Two ISIS members killed in raid as group repositions in Syria

Counter-terrorism co-operation has been major goal of US overtures toward the new authorities in Damascus

'We stand with Syria,' Saudi Finance Minister says

Syria's security force risks being an instrument of government control, report finds

Road to justice for Syria will be 'long but worthwhile'

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