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Syria's Wheat War: Drought Fuels Food Crisis For 16 Million

Rival Syrian and Kurdish producers are scrambling for shrinking wheat harvests as the worst drought in decades follows a devastating war, pushing more than 16 million people toward food insecurity.

International Business Times

Deadly church attack raises security fears for Syrians, minorities

Government faces scrutiny as church attack highlights ongoing threats to stability and safety for minorities in Syria.

Al Jazeera

Syria says the Islamic State group was behind the deadly attack on a Damascus church

Syria's Interior Ministry says the sleeper cell behind a deadly church explosion near Damascus belonged to the Islamic State group

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Syria President Vows Those Involved In Church Attack Will Face Justice

Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed Monday that those involved in a "heinous" suicide attack on a Damascus church would face justice, as he called for unity in the diverse, multi-faith country.

International Business Times

Syria: Suicide bomber kills at least 20 in Greek Orthodox church in Damascus

Suicide bomber kills at least 20 in Greek Orthodox church in Syria

Euronews

At least 25 people killed in terrorist attack on church in Syria

A suicide bomber killed at least 25 and injured 63 in an Eastern Orthodox church near Damascus.

Euronews

Blood, Destruction At Damascus Church After Suicide Attack

At the blood-stained Saint Elias church in Damascus, Umm George wept as she desperately searched for her son, who was among the worshippers when a suicide bomber struck on Sunday.

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At Least 20 Killed In Suicide Attack On Damascus Church

At least 20 people were killed Sunday in a suicide attack on a church in Damascus, authorities said, with Syria's interior ministry blaming a member of the Islamic State group.

International Business Times

Islamic State suicide bombing in Damascus church kills 22 and injures 63

Evening attack is first major atrocity by Islamist terror group in Syria since President al-Assad was deposed

The Guardian - UK

Suicide bomber kills at least 22 in packed Syrian church near Damascus

Interior ministry says preliminary investigation points to Islamic State

The Independent UK

Syrians Watch Iran-Israel Crossfire As Government Stays Silent

For days, Syrians have watched as Iranian missiles and Israeli interceptors light up the skies over their territory, but the new government in Damascus has so far remained officially silent on the unprecedented conflict.

International Business Times

War-weary Syrians and Lebanese watch from the sidelines as missiles fly in Israel-Iran conflict

In a park overlooking Damascus, 25-year-old Khaldoun Hallak has spent the past few evenings with his friends, drinking yerba mate, snacking on nuts, smoking hookah pipes and watching the sky for missiles streaking overhead

The Independent UK

Why Israel and Iran’s escalation is unprecedented – and what it means for a teetering Middle East

ON THE GROUND: The fear is that this war between Israel and Iran will play out on the ground of all the countries in between, writes chief international correspondent Bel Trew from Damascus

The Independent UK

Syria's post-war economy will require 'substantial' international support, IMF says

Since long-time authoritarian leader Bashar al-Assad was ousted in December countries have started restoring ties with Damascus, with some lifting sanctions in a bid to kickstart the economy.

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Syria to give UN inspectors immediate access to former nuclear sites, IAEA says

Since the fall of long-time leader Bashar al-Assad in December, the IAEA has been seeking to restore access to sites associated with Syria's nuclear programme.

Al Jazeera

Mapping Israel’s expanding air attacks across Syria

Israel has launched hundreds of air strikes in Syria since December 2024, averaging one every three to four days.

Fortune

Syrian stock exchange reopens after a 6-month hiatus as part of U.S.-led push for a new free market economy

Stock trading resumed in Damascus after a six-month pause that began in December.

Euronews

So-called Islamic State group claims first attack on Syrian forces since fall of al-Assad

The extremist group, which once controlled large parts of Syria and Iraq, has opposed the new authority in Damascus led by President Ahmad al-Sharaa, who was once the head of al-Qaeda's Syria branch.

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Euronews

US ambassador's residence in Syria reopens as Washington looks to mend ties with Damascus

Washington has yet to formally reopen its embassy in Syria, which closed in 2012 after protests the government of strongman President Bashar al-Assad was met with brutal crackdown, kickstarting the country’s civil war.

Al Jazeera

US envoy visits Damascus, says Syria-Israel conflict ‘solvable’

US envoy Thomas Barrack praises interim government in Damascus, calls for ‘dialogue’ between Israel and Syria.

The Independent UK

Long-shuttered US ambassador's residence in Damascus is reopened as Washington mends ties with Syria

The U.S. flag has been hoisted outside of the long-shuttered ambassador’s residence in Damascus

Euronews

Syrian government and Kurds agree to evacuate families from al-Hol camp

The agreement to allow Syrians to return from al-Hol camp comes amid a push for closer cooperation between Damascus and Kurdish authorities in the country's northeast.

The Independent UK

Syria's government and Kurds reach agreement on returning families from notorious camp

Kurdish authorities in northeast Syria have announced an agreement with the transitional government in Damascus to evacuate Syrian citizens from a camp that houses tens of thousands of people with alleged ties to the Islamic State group

Euronews

Syrians hopeful for the future after US and EU sanctions relief

US President Donald Trump granted Syria sweeping exemptions from sanctions in a major first step toward fulfilling his pledge to lift a half-century of penalties on a country shattered by 14 years of civil war.

The Guardian - UK

How the idea for a Trump Tower in Damascus was born

Skyscraper was proposed in effort to woo US president as Syria’s new government sought removal of sanctions

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