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Brother of late Syrian President Hafez Assad, known as 'Butcher of Hama,' dies at 88

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Slovenia will not join Trump's 'Board of Peace', prime minister says

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US military airlifts Syria ISIS prisoners to Iraq after SDF retreat: What to know

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US military starts transferring Islamic State detainees from Syria to Iraq

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Trump says he wants leaders of Egypt, Ethiopia to resolve Nile dam dispute

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Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Qatar, UAE join Trump's 'Board of Peace'

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How Syria's Sharaa captured Kurdish-held areas while keeping the US onside

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Explainer-What is Trump's 'Board of Peace' and who has joined so far?

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Britain's Prince William to visit Saudi Arabia in February

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Israeli strike kills three Gaza journalists including AFP freelancer

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Rifaat al-Assad, perpetrator of Syria's 1982 Hama massacre, dies at 88

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Leave 'within 10 minutes': Why the Israeli army made this Palestinian family homeless for 10 weeks

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Where are Islamic State detainees in Syria?

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Syria's Rifaat al-Assad, the 'butcher of Hama', dies at 88

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Syria accuses Kurds of breaking truce in threat to chances of deal

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Explainer-How Syria's government has redrawn map with advances against the Kurds

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Iran protest crackdown latest developments

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Trump warns Hamas will be 'blown away' if it fails to disarm

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Iran deaths went beyond protesters, hitting bystanders too, witnesses say

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Olympics-No formal communication yet with Trump on LA 2028 Games, says IOC

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Number of jailed journalists fell from record high in 2025, CPJ report says

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Syria says seven soldiers killed in a drone attack by Kurdish forces

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Pakistan to join Trump's 'Board of Peace' on Gaza, says foreign office

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Drone attacks shock city in central Sudan as war inches closer

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Fate of IS detainees uncertain as Damascus reins in Kurds

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Turkey's foreign minister to represent Erdogan on 'Board of Peace', source says

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Israeli fire kills five Palestinians as Trump seeks to advance Gaza peace deal

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Turkey, Israel, Pakistan to join Trump's Board of Peace as Italy hedges: What to know

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Report: Trump presses aides, Pentagon for 'decisive' military option in Iran

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Turkey's Erdogan says Kurdish forces in Syria must lay down arms and disband now

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Widow of Iran's last shah says 'no turning back' after protests

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Syria army enters Al-Hol camp holding relatives of jihadists: AFP

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Syria accuses Kurdish force of truce breach as army enters IS-linked camp

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Italy won't take part in Trump's "Board of Peace", Corriere says

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Israel's Netanyahu accepts invitation to join Trump's Board of Peace

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Trump says he had a 'very good call' with Turkish President Erdogan

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UN report declares global state of 'water bankruptcy'

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Trump says 'you got to let the UN continue' when asked about so-called 'Board of Peace'

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Trump praises Syria's Sharaa after truce reached with SDF

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Standoff with Iran over inspections cannot go on forever, IAEA chief says

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Iran ramps up crackdown, vows 'to cut off hand' that threatens Khamenei

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Qatari, Swiss firms to invest $2.7B in Libya's Misrata port: What to know

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Syria’s Kurds accept sweetened ceasefire deal as US envoy Barrack declares SDF obsolete

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Saudi Arabia keeps doors open to US, China in critical minerals race

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US military negotiates handover of Syria's ISIS prisons as Kurds withdraw

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Turkey probing flag burning at protests along Syrian border

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Syrian defence ministry announces four-day ceasefire after new accord with Kurdish force

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Israeli ultra-Orthodox rally against babies' autopsies

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'Hard to sleep' during Iran protests, says exiled chess champion

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