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Clashing Visions of Syria’s Future Play Out in Ancient Alleys of Damascus
ByVivian Yee, Hwaida Saad and Nanna Heitmann August 11, 2025August 11, 2025

Many in the capital worry that the secular freedoms they enjoyed under the Assad regime are under threat from the new Islamist government.

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After Weeks of Sectarian Clashes in Syria, an Uneasy Truce Takes Hold
ByCarlotta Gall and Nicole Tung August 6, 2025August 6, 2025

The fighting has stopped in the southern city of Sweida, three weeks after a deadly eruption of violence. But the area remains tense as clashes continue beyond the city.

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Israel-Gaza war: anger grows over Israeli far-right minister praying at al-Aqsa mosque – as it happened
ByMatthew Pearce August 3, 2025August 3, 2025

Itamar Ben-Gvir attended holy site in breach of ‘status quo’ arrangements with Muslim authoritiesThe Israeli army has said it entered southern Syria overnight, seized weapons and questioned several suspects it said were involved in weapons trafficking …

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‘Killed for what, religion?’: inside the horror of southern Syria’s sectarian violence – video
ByWilliam Christou, Laure Boulinier, Albert Villa Alsina and Bryony Moore July 31, 2025

Sectarian violence involving opposing fighters from the Druze minority faith and Bedouin tribes engulfed southern Syria last month, with government forces also accused of atrocities. Amid the fighting, examples of humiliation and summary executions wer…

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‘Killed for what, religion?’: inside the horror of southern Syria’s sectarian violence – video
ByWilliam Christou, Laure Boulinier, Albert Villa Alsina and Bryony Moore July 31, 2025

Sectarian violence involving opposing fighters from the Druze minority faith and Bedouin tribes engulfed southern Syria last month, with government forces also accused of atrocities. Amid the fighting, examples of humiliation and summary executions wer…

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The Guardian view on Syria’s hopes and fears: stability can’t be built without the people | Editorial
ByEditorial July 27, 2025

Brutal sectarian violence has left minorities terrified and is unravelling the tentative promise of a better futureAfter five decades of Assad family rule, and almost 14 years of civil war, Syrians knew that establishing a brighter future was likely to…

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France’s top court annuls arrest warrant for Bashar al-Assad
ByKim Willsher in Paris July 25, 2025

Judges rule document invalid as former Syrian leader had immunity as head of state France’s highest court has cancelled an arrest warrant for the former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad for complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity during the …

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A Series of Mysterious Explosions Unnerves Syrians
ByRaja Abdulrahim and Muhammad Haj Kadour July 24, 2025July 24, 2025

Many of the blasts, some of them deadly, have been at weapons storage sites, raising questions about whether ordnance from Syria’s civil war has been properly secured.

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Saudi Arabia Pledges to Invest More Than $6 Billion in Syria
ByChristina Goldbaum and Ismaeel Naar July 24, 2025

The deals highlight the countries’ deepening relationship under the new Syrian government, and a wave of investment in a country squeezed by war and sanctions.

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Saudi Arabia Pledges to Invest More Than $6 Billion in Syria
ByChristina Goldbaum and Ismaeel Naar July 24, 2025

The deals highlight the countries’ deepening relationship under the new Syrian government, and a wave of investment in a country squeezed by war and sanctions.

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