Syria said on Saturday it was ready to revive a landmark security deal with Turkey that normalized ties for two decades before the 2011 conflict if Ankara pulled its troops out of the war-torn country and stopped backing rebels.

Syria says Turkey must pull troops to revive security pact

'Normalisation (of relations) with the Syrian regime at this stage is the normalisation of a person involved in war crimes, and this should not be acceptable,' said Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani.

Qatar rejects normalising ties with 'criminal' Syrian President Assad

Russia said on Friday it was important for Syrian Kurds and the Syrian government to start talking to each other in light of US plans to withdraw its forces from Syria.

US Syria pullout spurs need for Kurds and Damascus to talk: Russia 

The brutal all-out war in Syria is now coming to an end. Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, thanks to the fundamental Russian and Iranian military support, has emerged victorious against all odds.

With Arab countries embracing Syria again, is country's isolation finally over?

US Congress meets briefly, takes no action on shutdown Both chambers of the US Congress convened for only a few minutes late on Thursday, but took no steps to end a partial federal government shutdown before adjourning until next week.

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The United Arab Emirates reopened its embassy in Damascus Thursday, the latest sign of efforts to bring the Syrian government back into the Arab fold. The UAE broke ties with Syria in February 2012, as the repression of nationwide protests demanding regime change was escalating into a devastating war.

UAE reopens Damascus embassy after seven years

Syrian air defences shot down Israeli missiles near the capital Damascus on Tuesday, local state media reported, while Israel said it was protecting itself from anti-aircraft fire.

Syria shoots down Israeli missiles near capital Damascus: State media

Syrian air defences opened fire on "enemy targets" near Damascus on Tuesday, state media reported, with a war monitor reporting an Israeli air strike. The official SANA news agency and the state broadcaster both reported that air defences opened fire on "enemy targets" to "confront" them, without giving further details.

Syria air defences fire on 'enemy targets' near Damascus: State media

Syria reopened a wing of the capital's famed antiquities museum on Sunday after six years of closure to protect its exhibits and visitors from rebel rocket fire in the civil war.

Syria reopens Damascus antiquities museum

In a wide-ranging interview in Damascus with the Mail on Sunday, Assad slammed the United States and British military actions in Syria as 'colonial' while praising supporter Russia

Assad denies Moscow running the show in Syria

The 30-year-old studied fashion in Damascus but abandoned hopes of a career in his homeland and fled the war to settle in Lille, near the Belgian border

Syrian refugee launches luxury sneaker brand in France

The embassy had cooperated with the Syrian authorities to secure their release from camps where thousands of civilians fleeing the Eastern Ghouta Damascus suburb were now staying

Cairo gets 7 Egyptians out of Syria-controlled shelters

Syria's army said Monday it was in full control of the capital Damascus and its outskirts after ousting the Islamic State group, marking a major milestone in the seven-year war

Syria says capital 'completely secure', IS ousted

The government has so far not confirmed any deal with IS, but a military source quoted by state media said civilians had been evacuated on Sunday night during a brief ceasefire

More Islamic State fighters leave Damascus district: Monitor

The recovery of the enclave south of Damascus will mark another milestone in President Bashar al-Assad's war effort, crushing the last besieged rebel enclave in western Syria

Syrian monitor says insurgents quit enclave, state media denies it

Syria's news agency SANA said its anti-aircraft air defence intercepted Israeli missiles.

Israel fires missiles at Syria, explosions heard in Damascus

Nearly two weeks into a campaign to capture the last area near the capital outside government control that has left many parts of the once teeming Yarmouk camp in ruins, state media announced al Qadm neighbourhood next to the camp was retaken

Syrian army tightens noose around Palestinian camp

Thick clouds of smoke rose from the al-Hajar al-Aswad area and the sound of jets could be heard in broadcasts from the area just south of Damascus

Air strikes pound insurgent enclave close to Damascus

Assad, backed by Russia and Iran, is seeking to wipe out the last few rebel enclaves near Damascus

Syrian rebels withdraw from enclave northeast of Damascus

State television showed pictures of a missile that was shot in the air above the air base only days after a US, British and French attack on Syrian targets in retaliation for a suspected chemical attack on the city of Douma on the outskirts of Damascus

Syrian air defences shoot down missiles over two air bases in Homs: State TV

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday backed air strikes by the United States and its allies on Syria's chemical weapons program but Argentina, Brazil and Peru voiced caution during a regional summit about the escalating military action

Canada backs Syria strikes but others concerned at Americas summit

'A perfectly executed strike last night. Thank you to France and the United Kingdom for their wisdom and the power of their fine Military. Could not have had a better result. Mission Accomplished!' Trump said on Twitter

'Mission accomplished', tweets Trump. Says Syria strikes 'perfectly executed'

Putin said the US action in Syria made the humanitarian catastrophe worse and caused pain for civilians, as well as damaging international relations.

Putin condemns strike on Syria, calls for emergency UN meeting

The official statement from the French presidency said, 'strongly condemned the chemical attacks on April 7 against the population of Douma'

French president Emmanuel Macron condemns Syria 'chemical attacks'

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