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Al-Yarubiyah border crossing with Syria in the city of Rabia, north of Mosul
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Iraq reopens border crossing with Syria shut for nearly 13 years

With the al-Rabia post - known as al-Yarubiyah on the Syrian side - back in operation, all three border crossings between Iraq and Syria are now open

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 April, 2026
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Post-Assad Syria
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What a protest in Syria reveals about the country's divides

Cian Ward
20 April, 2026
Men and children flee from the Kurdish majority neighbourhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh as clashes continue between Syrian Army and Kurdish Forces on January 8, 2026 in Aleppo, Syria
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Syrian soldier dies in operation to detain Assad official

The New Arab Staff
20 April, 2026
Hind Kabawat is the minister of Social Affairs and Labour in the Syrian government
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Syria must shift from aid to development, minister says

The New Arab Staff
19 April, 2026
Israeli forces continue to carry out incursions and raids deeper into southern Syria
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Syrians fear Israel building base after Quneitra incursions

The New Arab Staff
19 April, 2026
Demonstrators gather in the Yarmouk and Tadamon areas
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Syria to issue law 'regulating' protests after anti-UAE demo

The New Arab Staff
06 April, 2026
Hundreds of thousands of children in Syria do not have access to adequate food [Getty]
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80% of Syrians still suffering food insecurity

The New Arab Staff
06 April, 2026
Residential and commercial buildings damaged by Israeli Air strikes that were targeting the Hezbollah affiliated al-Qard al-Hassan financial institution on March 22, 2026 in Tyre, Lebanon
Lebanon-Israel conflict
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Israel renews Lebanon strikes, forces Syria border crossing shut

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 April, 2026
Family members and relatives grieve over two young women who were killed when an Israeli airstrike struck their home in Nabatieh, Lebanon, on 4 April 2026.
Lebanon-Israel conflict
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Israel says will strike Lebanon-Syria border crossing

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 April, 2026
Men walk past the UAE Embassy in the capital Damascus on December 12, 2024
Syria
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UAE condemns 'acts of vandalism' at its embassy in Damascus

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 April, 2026
Hundreds of students in Aleppo took part in a sit-in protest inside the Aleppo University
Israel
MENA
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Fury across Middle East over Israel's 'racist' death penalty law

The New Arab Staff
02 April, 2026
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Post-Assad Syria
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How attacks on a Christian town test Syria's postwar cohesion

Cian Ward
02 April, 2026
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Post-Assad Syria
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Damascus alcohol crackdown fuels debate over Syria's future

Mawada Bahah

Mawada Bahah

01 April, 2026
President Ahmed al-Sharaa Talks on The Future Of Syria
Ahmed Al-Sharaa
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Sharaa spells his vision for Syria during landmark UK visit

Paul McLoughlin
01 April, 2026
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ISIS: The March to Dystopia: Azmi Bishara on war & power vacuums

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Nerouz Satik

01 April, 2026
Aleppo, Ravaged By Battles In Syria's Civil War
Post-Assad Syria
MENA
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Turkey captures spy who kidnapped Syrian Assad army defectors

The New Arab Staff
31 March, 2026
Britain Syria negotiate migrant return agreement deal
Ahmed Al-Sharaa
World
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Sharaa meets Starmer in first UK visit as Syria bolsters ties

The New Arab Staff
31 March, 2026
Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa started a visit to Berlin on Monday for talks on the Middle East war, rebuilding his country and the return of refugees, with critics saying his record on human rights is being ignored. On his first trip to Germany since ousting his country's longtime strongman, Bashar al-Assad, in late 2024, Sharaa met his German counterpart, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, on Monday morning before talks with Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt. Chancellor Friedrich Mer
Ahmed Al-Sharaa
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Syrian leader visits Germany to talk war, recovery, refugees

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 March, 2026
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US-Israel war on Iran
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Iran threatens to target Syrian hotels as part of war with US

The New Arab Staff
27 March, 2026
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US-Israel war on Iran
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The US-Israel war on Iran has opened a regional Pandora’s box

MA

Muhannad Ayyash

25 March, 2026
Syrian Kurds gathered in large numbers in Damascus to celebrate Nowruz
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Assad fall sees Syria freedom index boost but challenges remain

The New Arab Staff
25 March, 2026