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Syria will give inspectors immediate access to suspected former nuclear sites, UN watchdog tells AP
The new Syrian government has agreed to give inspectors from the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog access to suspected former ...
They Went to Syria to Fight With Rebels. Now Some Are Joining the New Army.
Thousands of foreign fighters fought alongside the Syrian rebel groups that toppled the Assad dictatorship. Many plan to stay ...
Syria's post-war economic recovery will require 'substantial' international support, IMF says
The International Monetary Fund had said it visited Syria for the first time since 2009 as the country scrambles to rebuild ...
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A New Chapter in US-Syrian Relations
We are now in a moment of great opportunity in which Syria, with international support, can come into compliance with the ...
Islamic State reactivating fighters, eying comeback in Syria and Iraq
Middle East leaders and their Western allies have been warning that Islamic State could exploit the fall of the Assad regime ...
As Syria’s president preaches human rights, new evidence details abuse allegedly carried out under one of his key commanders
A CNN investigation, which draws on interviews with witnesses, exclusive videos and images, gives searing new insight into the scope of abuses allegedly carried out under the command of Sayf Boulad ...
Pro-Israel rabbi and Trump-linked pastor visit Syria, say peace is possible
Peace between Syria and Israel is "very possible", a Trump-linked evangelical Christian pastor said after he and a pro-Israel ...
Trump to remove US sanctions on Syria in major policy shift
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would order the lifting of sanctions on Syria at the behest of Saudi Arabia's crown ...
"Reactivating Sleeper Cells, Distributing Weapons": How ISIS Is Reemerging In Iraq, Syria
The Islamic State (IS) is reportedly trying to exploit the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime to stage a comeback in Syria and ...
Syria OKs inspection of ex-nuclear sites
Syria's new government has agreed to give inspectors from the United Nations' nuclear watchdog access to suspected former ...
EU lifts most Syria sanctions but slaps new ones on alleged culprits in attacks on Alawite civilians
The European Union has lifted a wide range of sanctions on Syria, but slapped new ones on people it says participated on attacks on Alawite civilians during a wave of violence in the Syrian coastal re ...