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Austria deports man to Syria for first time since fall of Assad
ByJennifer Rankin in Brussels July 3, 2025

The 32-year-old was granted asylum in 2014, but lost his refugee status because of his recordAustria has returned a Syrian with a criminal conviction to his birth country in what it described as the first such deportation since the fall of the Assad re…

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Austria deports man to Syria for first time since fall of Assad
ByJennifer Rankin in Brussels July 3, 2025

The 32-year-old was granted asylum in 2014, but lost his refugee status because of his recordAustria has returned a Syrian with a criminal conviction to his birth country in what it described as the first such deportation since the fall of the Assad re…

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Israel and Syria in U.S.-Brokered Talks to End Border Conflict, Trump Envoy Says
ByBen Hubbard July 3, 2025July 3, 2025

Thomas J. Barrack Jr., the U.S. ambassador to Turkey, says Washington is facilitating the discussions and prioritizing economic development over nation-building in the Middle East.

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Trump Lifts Sanctions on Syria, Tightening His Embrace of Its New Leader
ByMichael Crowley June 30, 2025

U.S. officials said sanctions against targets such as its central bank would end, but they would remain on Syria’s former dictator, Bashar al-Assad.

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Trump Lifts Sanctions on Syria, Tightening His Embrace of Its New Leader
ByMichael Crowley June 30, 2025June 30, 2025

U.S. officials said sanctions against targets such as its central bank would end, but they would remain on Syria’s former dictator, Bashar al-Assad.

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Gulf States Lead Push to Invest in New Syria
ByVivian Nereim June 30, 2025

The fall of the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has opened a window for wealthy Gulf countries to expand their influence as the sway of Iran diminishes.

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Gulf States Lead Push to Invest in New Syria
ByVivian Nereim June 30, 2025June 30, 2025

The fall of the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has opened a window for wealthy Gulf countries to expand their influence as the sway of Iran diminishes.

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Trump signs executive order to lift some financial sanctions on Syria
ByAndrew Roth in Washington June 30, 2025June 30, 2025

White House says move will help stabilise country after ousting of Assad and could lead to broader sanctions reliefDonald Trump has signed an executive order to lift some financial sanctions on Syria in a move that the White House says will help stabil…

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The Challenge of Rebuilding Syria
ByBen Hubbard, David Guttenfelder, Rebecca Suner and James Surdam June 24, 2025

After one of the most brutal wars of this century, a new flag flies across Syria: the emblem of the rebels who toppled the dictator Bashar al-Assad. Ben Hubbard, The New York Times’s Istanbul bureau chief, describes what our journalists learned as they…

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More than 20 dead after ‘Islamic State suicide bombing’ in Damascus church – video
ByGuardian staff June 23, 2025

A member of Islamic State opened fire on Sunday inside Mar Elias Church in the east of Damascus before blowing himself up, killing at least 22 people and injuring 63 others, Syria’s interior ministry said. Eyewitnesses inside the church reported a seco…

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