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Syria relies on Russia’s oil despite pivot to the West

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Syria's history

Syria or where abstract symbols first became structured language

Damascus exhibition reveals Syria’s role in the birth of writing

Israel-Syria unrest

Olabi: Israeli forces are seeking to provoke the Syrian population

UN and Syria accuse Israel of destabilising south as tensions mount

Cultural heritage

Beyond tradition and technique, the craft is also gaining renewed relevance

In Damascus Citadel, father and son keep Syria’s pottery craft alive

Syria's transitional justice

Atif Najib, a relative of Assad, appeared in court in handcuffs

Syria opens first Assad-era trial as transitional justice process begins

Ankara meeting

Turkish military convoy

Leaders of Turkey, Russia, Iran meet on Syria

Assault on Idlib

Assad's regime now controls more than 60 percent of the country

Thousands return to northwest Syria

Idlib

Syrian people searching for victims under the rubble of destroyed buildings

Six civilians killed in northwest Syria despite truce

Assault on Idlib

Idlib enjoyed a lull in air strikes after Damascus and its ally Moscow declared a ceasefire on Aug. 31 following five months of bombing

Air strikes pound Idlib despite ceasefire

Rami Makhlouf

President Bashar al-Assad heading a cabinet meeting in the Syrian capital Damascus

Assad hits cousin's wealth amid concerns over influence

Syria - EU

Syrians in Hungary demonstrate next to a poster depicting Russian President Valdimir Putin and reading "Thanks Russia" in downtown Budapest

Hungary to appoint Syria diplomat in thawing of ties

Syrian boys look at a destroyed sheep pen following a reported Russian air strike in Idlib province

Air strikes in Syria truce zone resume overnight

Assault on Idlib

A woman holds up a sign against Russia during a demonstration in Idlib on Sept. 6

Air strikes hit northern Syria de-escalation zone

Iran Oil Tanker

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab warns that it was part of a "pattern of behaviour... designed to disrupt regional security"

UK accuses Iran of breaking promise by selling oil to Syria

Syria Buffer Zone

"There have been some joint patrols, yes, but steps taken beyond that... are only cosmetic," Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told reporters

Turkey accuses US of stalling on Syria safe zone

Agriculture

Farmers harvest a wheat field in Deir al-Asafir in Syria's southwestern region of Eastern Ghouta

UN says food security in Syria still a challenge

Syria Economy

A Jordanian money changer holds Syrian currency

Syrian pound at record low on black market

Iran Oil Tanker

Washington has warned any state against assisting the ship, saying it would consider that support for a terrorist organisation

Iranian tanker goes dark off Syrian coast

Assault on Idlib

The US strike, which targeted leaders of Al-Qaeda in Syria, killed at least 40 jihadists

Moscow says Idlib truce ‘compromised’ by US strike

US - Turkey

Turkish President Erdogan walks with US President Trump

Erdogan vows Syria operation unless Turkey controls 'safe zone'

Syria Civil Defence (White Helmets) members search the rubble of a damaged building for victims

Russia announces ceasefire in Syria's Idlib

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