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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
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'
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
The first lady now has a leading role in a regime that is plundering the wealth of its people
Captagon is estimated to be worth $57bn annually to the Syrian government
Washington retaliates following drone attack that killed an American contractor
Sanctioned figure’s daughter works for UN agency as quake exposes compromises in aid provision benefiting regime
Rare visit by Cairo’s foreign minister is latest signal that regional leaders are moving beyond policy of isolation
An inadequate response to tremors, storms or tsunamis can topple governments
Residents of rebel-held territory tell of sense of abandonment after devastating February 6 disaster
The president is positioning himself as a solution to the wicked problems he has created
Many of those who crossed the border to escape civil war and are now homeless face growing hostility
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