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Dozens of soldiers reported killed in big bombing raid ahead of Trump’s departure
An immovable stalwart in Bashar al-Assad’s regime
How to make cities more liveable and recycle retail space; three US mayors on the pandemic’s ‘Hunger Games’; smart water infrastructure to fight Covid-19; the resurgence of parks; how to prevent disaster in Manhattan and encourage more walking and cycling everywhere
The country’s economic collapse has been aggravated by the pandemic, Lebanese banking crisis and international isolation
The Russian, Turkish and Saudi leaders are engaged in a struggle for power and influence
American troops injured in clash amid fears of heightened tensions between rival powers
Tribunal ruling on Hariri’s killing and Beirut explosion add to country’s instability
Weapons and mercenaries continue to arrive around the strategic city of Sirte
Invitation to Cairo could herald direct confrontation between Egypt and Turkey in war-torn country
Forensic Architecture’s findings used in European parliament hearing
Reaction to last week’s action was muted and, in the short-term, has hit civilians
The supposed beneficiaries of the US Caesar Act will be pushed faster towards famine
Economic hardship provokes demonstrations in government-controlled southern towns
Halfhearted interventions have made a bad situation worse
Public statement is strongest yet against Moscow’s alleged meddling in year-long conflict
More than half the population ‘food insecure’ as coronavirus and weak currency hit supply chains
Rami Makhlouf’s complaints against his cousin show strains in power structure
Killings in Dera’a province are testing Syrian leader’s alliance with Russia
Intelligence official charged with overseeing 4,000 counts of torture and 58 murders
Nearly a decade of civil war has driven up to 70 per cent of medics to flee, WHO says
Ankara is using migrants as pawns in an attempt to blackmail the EU
Movement of paramilitaries and pilgrims also make it hard to contain the disease in the region
UN-backed government accuses Russia’s Wagner of flying Syrian fighters to Benghazi
Turkey, the UK and EU must work together to stabilise our common neighbourhood
Pessimism abounds in war-ravaged towns and villages after ‘killer ceasefire’ agreement
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