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            <title><![CDATA[Syrian Foreign Ministry delegation visits Sweden for talks on deportations of criminals]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A delegation from the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs visited Sweden’s Ministry of Justice this week, Expressen reports.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 10:03:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Syria begins destroying chemical weapons stockpile left by Assad regime]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Syria has begun destroying the country's chemical weapons stockpile, a remnant of the regime of ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:29:58 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Norway’s foreign minister praises Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa after visit to Damascus]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Norway's Foreign Minister has visited Syria and is praising the country's new leader, former jihadist Ahmed al-Sharaa.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:46:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Syrian Democratic Forces dissolved after integration deal with Damascus]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have been dissolved, according to leader Mazlom Abdi.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:23:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Syria Removed From US Terror List as President Says Dark Spot Has Gone]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The United States has removed Syria from a list of countries that support terrorism. Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa says a “dark spot” has been removed.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 06:26:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Syria says cell behind Damascus explosions arrested during Macron visit]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The cell behind two bomb explosions during the French president's visit to Damascus this week has been arrested, Syria's interior minister announced.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 20:46:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[OPCW reinstates Syria’s membership after progress in destroying chemical weapons stockpile]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is reinstating Syria's membership following progress in dismantling the country's chemical weapons stockpile.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:02:44 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US to remove Syria from state sponsor of terrorism list after Congress approval]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The United States will no longer list Syria as a state sponsor of terrorism, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced after approval from the US Congress.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 19:51:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Explosions Rock Damascus Near Macron’s Hotel, 18 Injured]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Explosions have rocked Damascus, injuring around 20 people. It comes as French President Emmanuel Macron is being received by Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in the capital.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:57:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Macron makes first Western European head of state visit to Syria since al-Sharaa took power]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[France's Emmanuel Macron arrived in Syria on Monday for the first visit by a Western European head of state or government since Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa took office in 2024.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 17:03:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Syria says Macron to visit soon in first Western European leader trip since 2024]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[According to Syria, French President Emmanuel Macron will soon visit the country. If so, it will be the first visit by a Western European head of state or government since Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa took office in 2024.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 14:40:56 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Jordan attacks weapons and drug depot in al-Suwayda, Syria]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Syrian state television reports that a drug and weapons warehouse in al-Suwayda in southern Syria was attacked by neighboring Jordan.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 22:29:20 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Leading Shia imam killed in explosion near Damascus]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A Shia imam who worked at Syria's Sayyidah Zaynab shrine was killed in a bomb explosion.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 18:14:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Zelensky in Damascus for new security talks]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Syrian interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:54:20 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Syria accuses Iran-backed Hezbollah of firing artillery from Lebanon overnight]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Syria accuses Iran-backed Hezbollah of firing artillery shells into the country from Lebanon overnight, the state news agency Sana reports.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 02:34:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[UN Security Council lifts sanctions against now-disbanded Islamist group HTS]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:34:33 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[New agreement with Kurds aims to unify Syria]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[An agreement between the government in Damascus and the pushed-back Kurdish SDF is to "unify Syrian territory." Kurdish forces are to be incorporated into the Syrian military.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:34:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The US chose sides - Kurds in Syria subdued]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[They led the war against the terrorist group ISIS. Now the Kurdish forces themselves are being defeated and driven out. The US has withdrawn its support for the Kurdish forces in Syria and is backing Syria's new Islamist government.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 05:44:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Syria's Kurds' dream of a state of their own is fading]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Kurdish-led forces in Syria have been quickly forced out of several strongholds by the new central government in Damascus - while the US has turned its back on them. Now the Kurds may be forced to give up all of their autonomy.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 18:05:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Germany receives Syria's Islamist leader Ahmed al-Sharaa]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[One year after the fall of the Assad regime: Calls for unity]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[On the one-year anniversary of the overthrow of Syria's long-time dictator Bashar al-Assad, the country's new leader is urging the population to unite.]]></description>
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