US has gradually loosened restrictions placed on Syria during the Assad era to aid country’s recovery from conflict.
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As President al-Sharaa is set to present a ‘new Syria’ at UNGA, Syrians at home demand safety and justice.
Over 2,300 women and children are still held in what UN experts and human rights groups describe as open-ended detention
Repeated blasts at military sites expose the risks facing Syria as it rebuilds its army after years of war.
Explosions rocked a Syrian army ammunition depot south of Aleppo, injuring at least four people.
Officials urge civilians to stay away from the site in al-Eis near Aleppo after a series of explosions.
Syrian army holds funeral for soldiers killed in ammunition blast in town of Ayyash, in western Deir Az Zor, on Friday.
Thousands of people cheered as they welcomed Syrian icon Assala Nasri back at a sold-out concert in Damascus.
Former air officers, including an air force general, were arrested in a series of operations.
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