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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, firefighters at the scene of a shoe factory fire in Jiangtou village, near Jinjiang city, Fujian province, China, July 9, 2026
Round-up / 10 July 2026
World in brief: July 10, 2026
10 July 2026
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa (right) meets French President Emmanuel Macron at the presidential palace in Damascus, Syria, July 7, 2026
Middle East / 7 July 2026
18 wounded in Syria explosion during French President's visit
7 July 2026
birds
Film of the Week / 2 July 2026
In exile from themselves
2 July 2026

ANGUS REID recommends a very unusual documentary: a love story between two disillusioned journalists

A man looks at burned vehicles following firebomb attacks that apparently targeted members of Greece's governing conservative New Democracy party in the northern port city of Thessaloniki, Greece, July 1, 2026
Round-up: / 1 July 2026
World in brief: July 1, 2026
1 July 2026
Two boys walk along a road near a damaged building in the village of Abdin, Daraa province, Syria, June 29, 2026, after local residents said Israeli forces carried out an incursion into the area a day earlier
Middle East / 30 June 2026
Residents push Israeli military incursion out of their town in Syria
30 June 2026
Syria / 10 May 2026
Assad cousin involved in arrests which sparked civil war faces murder charges
10 May 2026
Oceania / 8 May 2026
Three Aussie women refuse bail after returning from Syria and charged with slavery offences
8 May 2026
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa arrives for the EU Summit in Nicosia, Cyprus, April 24, 2026
Middle East / 28 April 2026
Calls escalate for release of missing German journalist in Syria
28 April 2026
People wait for the Louvre museum to open as employees at the Louvre Museum vote to extend a strike that has disrupted operations at the world's most visited museum, Dec. 18, 2025 in Paris
Round-up / 13 February 2026
World in brief: February 13, 2026
13 February 2026
Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) combatants welcome the arrival of a convoy Syria's Interior Ministry security forces, deployed under an agreement aimed at stabilizing a ceasefire, in Qamishli, eastern Syria, February 3, 2026
Syria / 4 February 2026
Syrian security forces continue to deploy in Kurdish-dominated areas
4 February 2026
People gather in front of a destroyed building that was hit by an Israeli airstrike in Ain Qana village, south Lebanon, February 2, 2026
Round-up / 2 February 2026
World in brief: February 2, 2026
2 February 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa pose for a photo during their meeting at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, January 28, 2026
Middle East / 29 January 2026
Syrian interim President visits Putin in Moscow
29 January 2026
Kurdish fighters with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are cheered by local residents ahead of the end of a four-day truce with the Syrian government in Hassakeh, northeastern Syria, January 24, 2026
Middle East / 25 January 2026
Ceasefire between Syrian and Kurdish-led force extended for 15 days
25 January 2026
Syrian government forces stand guard at the al-Aqtan prison after taking control of it from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, SDF, in Raqqa, northeastern Syria, January 23, 2026
Middle East / 23 January 2026
Syrian government forces take control of second prison holding former Isis members
23 January 2026
Members of Syrian government forces deploy on the streets as they take over the Achrafieh neighborhood from Kurdish fighters during ongoing clashes that erupted Tuesday in a contested area of the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, January 8, 2026
Syria / 9 January 2026
Syria announces ceasefire after days of clashes in Aleppo
9 January 2026
A Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 returns to RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, June 27, 2025
Syria / 4 January 2026
Britain and France strike alleged Isis weapons store in Syria
4 January 2026
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Middle East / 28 December 2025
Fighting erupts in Syria as Alawites protest against Friday bombing that killed 8
28 December 2025
clashes
Clashes / 23 December 2025
Aleppo clashes highlight controversy over Kurdish role in the new Syria
23 December 2025
Syrian interim president Ahmad al-Sharaa
Middle East / 7 December 2025
Syria's jihadist leader says Israel is fighting ‘ghosts’ after the Gaza war
7 December 2025
The body of one of the victims of an Israeli forces raid in the southern Syrian village of Beit Jin is brought to Al-Mowasat Hospital in Damascus, November 28, 2025
Middle East / 28 November 2025
Israeli forces kill at least 10 in southern Syria
28 November 2025
Syrian women walk past a fence of the National Museum of Syria in Damascus, Syria, November 12, 2025
Middle East / 18 November 2025
China ready to steer relationship with Syria back on the right track
18 November 2025
Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa
Middle East / 7 November 2025
UN approves lifting of sanction on Syria's interim president
7 November 2025
Syrian electoral college members line up to cast their ballots in a parliamentary election at a polling station in Damascus, Syria, October 5, 2025
Middle East / 7 October 2025
Syria shares parliament election results amidst exclusion concerns
7 October 2025
Syrian bathers swim as the sun sets at a beach resort in Wadi Qandil, north of the coastal city of Latakia, Syria, September 5, 2025
Syria / 9 September 2025
Syria 'strongly condemned' latest Israeli strikes on the country
9 September 2025
SUMMARY EVICTIONS: A house door is seen marked with
Features / 5 September 2025
Syria after Bashar al-Assad
5 September 2025

Since Ahmad al-Sharaa came to power in Syria, the Damascus government has been given carte blanche to use maximum force against any threat to its continued rule, writes VIJAY PRASHAD    

Pedestrians walk on the Zocalo in the Historic Center of Mexico City, August 19, 2023
Round-up / 14 August 2025
World in brief: August, 15 2025
14 August 2025
A Druze militiaman rides his motorcycle past a destroyed military vehicle following last week's sectarian clashes in the Druze-majority town of Sweida, Syria, July 25, 2025
Syria / 1 August 2025
Syria’s new rulers to probe attacks on civilians during recent violence
1 August 2025
Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa meets with Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani and Mohammed Taha al-Ahmad, chairman of the Higher Committee for People's Assembly Elections in Damascus, Syria, July 27, 2025. Photo: SANA via AP
Syria / 28 July 2025
Syrian elections set for September
28 July 2025
Environmental activist Paul Watson smiles as he arrives at Charles de Gaulle's airport in Roissy, north of Paris, December 20, 2025
Round-Up / 22 July 2025
World in brief: July 22, 2024
22 July 2025
Syrian Bedouin families ride in a convoy led by Red Crescent vehicles in Busra al-Harir, heading to Daraa after being evacuated from Sweida following more than a week of violent clashes, July 21, 2025
Syria / 21 July 2025
Syrian Bedouins evacuate Sweida following clashes
21 July 2025
Armed Bedouin fighters ride in the back of a pickup truck as they return from the southern province of Sweida to Damascus, Syria, July 19, 2025
Syria / 20 July 2025
Ceasefire takes hold in Syrian city of Sweida as Bedouins withdraw
20 July 2025
Bedouin fighters stand in front a burned shop at Mazraa village on the outskirts of Sweida city, during clashes between the Bedouin clans and Druze militias, southern Syria, July 18, 2025
Middle East / 18 July 2025
New clashes erupt between Syria's Druze and Bedouin over night
18 July 2025
Syrian citizens ride in front of a shop that was burned during clashes between Syrian government forces and Druze militias on the outskirts of Sweida city, southern Syria, July 16, 2025
Syria / 17 July 2025
Syrian forces withdraw from Sweida after ceasefire deal reached
17 July 2025
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike that hit the Syrian Defence Ministry, in Damascus, Syria, July 16, 2025. Photo: SANA via AP
Syria / 16 July 2025
Israeli military launches air attack on Damascus
16 July 2025
Home Office / 15 July 2025
Syrians warn against coercive returns following unpausing of asylum claims
15 July 2025
Smoke rise from clashes between Syrian government forces and Druze militias in Sweida city, southern Syria, July 15, 2025
Syria / 15 July 2025
Israel bombs Syrian city of Sweida
15 July 2025
Syrian government security forces gather on the outskirts of Sweida province where clashes erupted between Druze militias and Sunni Bedouin clans, southern Syria, July 14, 2025
Syria / 14 July 2025
Israeli army carries out strikes on tanks in southern Syria after local clashes
14 July 2025
People use umbrellas in hot weather to shelter from the sun while walking past the Colosseum, in Rome, Monday, June 30, 2025
Round-up / 1 July 2025
World in brief: July 1, 2025
1 July 2025
Syrian Civil Defence workers remove body remains inside Mar Elias church where a suicide bomber detonated himself in Dweil'a in the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, June 22, 2025
Syria / 23 June 2025
Damascus suicide bomber kills 25 in attack on church service
23 June 2025
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani, right, speaks during a joint press conference with his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan, in Damascus, Syria, May 31, 2025
Middle East / 1 June 2025
Syria and Saudi Arabia agree to boost economic links
1 June 2025
Syria / 30 May 2025
Islamic State claims attack on Syrian government forces
30 May 2025
Syria / 18 May 2025
Syrian armed groups face ultimatum to integrate into state institutions
18 May 2025
First responders carry a body at the site of a mass grave in Raqqa, Syria, the city that served as the de facto capital of the Islamic State group, Sept. 7, 2019
World / 12 May 2025
World in brief: May 12, 2025
12 May 2025
Cardinals adjust their mitre hats during a final Mass celebrated by cardinals inside St. Peter's Basilica before the conclave to elect a new pope, at the Vatican, May 7, 2025
Round-up / 7 May 2025
World in brief: May 7, 2025
7 May 2025
Syria's security forces stand on their vehicle, after reaching a deal with Druze gunmen to deploy around Jaramana, a Damascus suburb that saw fighting earlier this week, in Damascus, Syria, May 2, 2025
World / 2 May 2025
Israel bombs Syria again in apparent warning to its government not to attack Druze minority
2 May 2025
A Syrian government security forces gunman stand guards on a checkpoint at one of Jaramana suburb entrances, April 30, 2025
Middle East / 30 April 2025
Israel strikes Syria, allegedly to stop attacks on Druze minority
30 April 2025
Kurds waving the flag of the Kurdistan Region in Erbil [Pic:
World / 27 April 2025
Syria's Kurds call for democratic state that protects their rights
27 April 2025
A relative kisses the body of Ahlam Seiam, who was just days
World / 16 April 2025
Israel says it intends to permanently occupy Gaza and parts of Lebanon and Syria
16 April 2025