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Doctor Ayman Sodah and his surgical team smile at the camera in Hama in April 2025. They wear surgical scrubs and stand inside an operating theater.

Doctor Ayman Sodah and his surgical team smile at the camera in Hama in April 2025. They wear surgical scrubs and stand inside an operating theater.

Syrian doctors leave Germany to work for free at home

After working in Germany, Syrian doctors are returning to their homeland to help its shattered health system.

Protestors carry Syrian opposition flags during a demonstration demanding for attention for the situation in Syria in The Hague on October 27, 2024.

Protestors carry Syrian opposition flags during a demonstration demanding for attention for the situation in Syria in The Hague on October 27, 2024.

Why EU plans for 'special envoy' to Syria sparked outrage

Syrian activists are enraged about EU plans to appoint a 'special envoy' to Syria, saying it whitewashes war crimes.

Syrian refugee Fawsia, who fled Lebanon, uses a zimmerframe to walks towards a shelter at a refugee camp in Syria. The ground is hard earth and the makeshift shelters have canvas roofs tied down with ropes.

Syrian refugee Fawsia, who fled Lebanon, uses a zimmerframe to walks towards a shelter at a refugee camp in Syria. The ground is hard earth and the makeshift shelters have canvas roofs tied down with ropes.

Fleeing yet another war: Syrian refugees escape from Lebanon

Tens of thousands of Syrians are fleeing Israeli bombs in Lebanon to return to their home country.

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This handout picture released by the Syrian Interior Ministry Facebook page shows Syria's security forces standing guard in a street in the mostly Druze and Christian Jaramana suburb of Damascus on April 29, 2025.

This handout picture released by the Syrian Interior Ministry Facebook page shows Syria's security forces standing guard in a street in the mostly Druze and Christian Jaramana suburb of Damascus on April 29, 2025.

Latest deadly violence in Syria: What you need to know

Latest deadly violence in Syria: What you need to know

It began with a blasphemous audio recording and ended with over 80 deaths and Israel bombing Syria again.

Syrien Idlib 2025 | Kundgebung zum 14. Jahrestag des Aufstands gegen das Baath Regime

Syrien Idlib 2025 | Kundgebung zum 14. Jahrestag des Aufstands gegen das Baath Regime

No quotas: How can new Syrian government be inclusive?

No quotas: How can new Syrian government be inclusive?

The new Syrian government should represent all ethnic and sectarian groups if it wants international support. But how?

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa meets a delegate at the Syrian National Dialogue conference on February 25, 2025.

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa meets a delegate at the Syrian National Dialogue conference on February 25, 2025.

Syria's 'National Dialogue': A show or real transformation?

Syria's 'National Dialogue': A show or real transformation?

This week, Syrians from all walks of life were asked to contribute ideas for a new government and the country's future.

Displaced Syrians who have fled Israeli bombing in Lebanon, arriving at areas in northern Syria, controlled by anti-government forces..

Displaced Syrians who have fled Israeli bombing in Lebanon, arriving at areas in northern Syria, controlled by anti-government forces..

Why the Lebanon crisis is good business for Syrian military

Why the Lebanon crisis is good business for Syrian military

As Syrians flee Israeli bombs to return home, security forces are doing lucrative business charging entry fees.

People fleeing from Lebanon are seen at the Jdeidat Yabous border crossing in the countryside of Damascus, Syria, on Sept. 24, 2024. .

People fleeing from Lebanon are seen at the Jdeidat Yabous border crossing in the countryside of Damascus, Syria, on Sept. 24, 2024. .

Thousands of Lebanese and Syrians flee into war-torn Syria

Thousands of Lebanese and Syrians flee into war-torn Syria

Of half a million people displaced in Lebanon due to Israeli bombs, Syrian refugees may be in the toughest position.

Refugees in an Idlib camp

Refugees in an Idlib camp

Syrians in Lebanon: Not safe to stay, not safe to go home

Syrians in Lebanon: Not safe to stay, not safe to go home

Syrians are weighing up whether to stay in a more hostile Lebanon or risk the hazards back in opposition-held Syria.

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