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Atef Najib, the cousin of ousted regime leader Bashar al-Assad and accused of being responsible for torture and massacres committed against the people of Deraa

Syria

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Assad's cousin Atef Najib faces new trial session in Damascus

The landmark trial is the first against a former member of the Assad regime, with many other regime figures currently held by the transitional government

The New Arab Staff

10 May, 2026

"ISIS Brides" Return To Australia

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Australia charges two IS-linked women with slavery in Syria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

08 May, 2026

The Sayyida Zeinab shrine is heavily guarded by Syrian security forces

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IS claims responsibility for killing of Shia cleric in Syria

The New Arab Staff

08 May, 2026

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in Syria

Lebanon-Syria relations

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Lebanon PM to discuss border, refugees with Sharaa in Syria

Rita El Jammal

The New Arab Staff

07 May, 2026

PKK

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What is the future of the PKK?

Natacha Danon

07 May, 2026

A woman with links to Islamic State arrives at Melbourne Airport on May 07, 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. The women, who had traveled to Syria to join the Islamic State militant group, are expected to face questioning by Australian Federal Police upon their arrival, with authorities weighing potential charges under counter-terrorism legislation.

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Three women connected to IS militants arrested in Australia

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

07 May, 2026

Syria

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The Rwanda model: What is Syria's strategy for economic revival?

Jahan de Bellaigue

06 May, 2026

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Syria ‘to dissolve’ controversial Political Affairs Secretariat

The New Arab Staff

06 May, 2026

Security forces of Syria's Interior Ministry guard the al-Omar oil field, Syria's largest by area and production, near the Euphrates River east of al-Shuhail

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Syria says arrests Hezbollah-linked cell plotting assassinations

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

06 May, 2026

Syria - Money - Economy

Syria

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Syria lets banks use Visa, Mastercard in major payment shift

The New Arab Staff

05 May, 2026

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Israel ramps up raids and incursions across southern Syria

The New Arab Staff

Adnan Ali

04 May, 2026

The National Guard is a local Suweida militia opposed to Damascus rule

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Clashes erupt in Suweida between Syrian forces and Druze militia

The New Arab Staff

04 May, 2026

Syria's Asaad al-Shaibani's visit to Egypt could be a step towards normalisation between the two countries

Egypt

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Does Shaibani's Cairo visit signal a thaw in Egypt-Syria ties?

Adnan Ali

The New Arab Staff

04 May, 2026

Members of the Anti-Terror Unit (H.A.T.) of the People's Defense Units (YPG) stand guard as Syrian Public Security Forces enter the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli in northeastern Syria on February 3, 2026, under an integration deal with Kurdish authorities

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Kurdish troops join Syria's army as unity efforts gather pace

The New Arab Staff

03 May, 2026

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Syrian ministry condemns killing of Shia imam near Damascus

The New Arab Staff

02 May, 2026

Raqqa is home to hundreds of archaeological and historical sites

Syria

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Raqqa heritage sites face neglect after years of Syria civil war

The New Arab Staff

02 May, 2026

Syria begins shipment of fuel from Iraq

Syria

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Syria relies on Russia's oil despite pivot to the West

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

01 May, 2026