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This Syrian mainstay is a great dish to make with children
First visit since start of civil war as Beijing expands its influence in Middle East
Anti-regime demonstrators in Sweida say they are struggling to feed their families
Relatives of Britons suspected of links to Isis call on government to step up repatriation efforts
Member states prepare to vote on institution to investigate the fate of 100,000 people who have disappeared
Four men given travel bans and have assets frozen in effort to stamp out use of rape as a weapon of war
Condemnation over climate summit follows readmission of Syria to Arab League
Countries to discuss initiative with leader to encourage millions of refugees to return
Readmission to the Arab League sends a chilling message to regime’s victims
Move likely to cause disquiet among those expressing disdain for the pace of reconciliation with Damascus
Damascus was banned from regional organisation following brutal crackdown against 2011 uprising
Western countries’ foreign policy tool of choice has a dramatic negative effect on living standards
Syrian leader finds himself courted by Arab regimes eager to solve local problems
Islamic republic pushes for ‘upper hand’ in war-torn country’s reconstruction
Diplomats say Syria’s pariah leader will be expected to make concessions to enable his return to Arab League
US has not confirmed Ankara’s strike on Islamist leader Abu Hussein al-Qurayshi
Sudan holds a lesson for those heads of state now beating a path to Damascus
Some Arab countries have resisted normalising ties with Syria’s wartime president
Moscow’s support for Assad is a precedent for its scorched-earth strategy against Kyiv
Opponents of normalisation say Assad has done little to rehabilitate himself
Visit is the latest sign that Arab countries who once opposed regime are moving closer to embracing Damascus
China corruption probes are going after financial executives for 'hedonism'
Attacks come after 48 hours of tit-for-tat violence ignited by police raid at Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque
Mazloum Abdi, a US ally against Isis, escaped the attack on an airport in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region
Attacks come days after Israel downed what it said was an Iranian drone that crossed into its territory from Syria
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