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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[Netanyahu says regime change in Iran is very close during visit to Mount Hermon]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says regime change in Iran is “very close.” The remarks came as Netanyahu visited Mount Hermon on the Syrian side of the border - prompting Syria to condemn the incursion.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:41:09 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[UN finds several tons of nuclear material in Syria from Assad era]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The UN atomic energy agency, the IAEA, has found several tons of nuclear material in Syria. The material dates from the time when Bashar al-Assad ruled the country.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:37:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Syria court sentences Bashar al-Assad’s cousin Wassim al-Assad to death]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Wassim al-Assad, a cousin of Syria's ousted president Bashar al-Assad, has been sentenced to death by a Syrian court.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:03:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Syria Eyes Iraq Oil Pipeline to the Mediterranean as Gulf Tensions Rise]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The war between Iran and Israel and the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz have rocked global oil markets. Now Syria hopes to open an oil pipeline from Iraq to the Mediterranean and thereby establish itself as a force in the energy market. But the challenges are many.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 12:39:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US brokers deal for IAEA to remove nuclear material from Syria site]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The UN's atomic energy agency, the IAEA, will begin removing nuclear material stored at a secret site in Syria after the United States brokered an agreement between Syria and the IAEA, sources told Axios.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:00:20 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Syria and Iraq plan oil pipeline to the Mediterranean as Hormuz tensions rise]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Iran war and the crisis around the Strait of Hormuz have shaken global oil markets. Now Syria hopes to open an oil pipeline from Iraq to the Mediterranean and thereby establish itself as a player in the energy market. But the challenges are many.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Explosive device on minibus in Damascus suburb kills at least one, injures seven]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Several people are feared dead after an explosive device on a minibus on the outskirts of Damascus detonated, Syrian state television reports.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:46:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[UN chief urges world to lift sanctions on Syria]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[UN Secretary-General António Guterres, who is in the Syrian capital, Damascus, is calling on the world to lift sanctions against the country.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:36:09 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[At least 35 dead in bus collision in Syria]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[At least 35 people died when two buses collided in Syria on Saturday.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 14:53:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[France returns 23 Syrian archaeological objects after Macron’s Damascus visit]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[France has returned 23 archaeological objects to Syria in connection with French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to Damascus.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 03:51:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Syria says suspects in Damascus bombings had links to ISIS]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The people arrested in Syria, suspected of being behind two bomb explosions during the French president's visit this week, are said to have links to the terrorist group ISIS.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 23:47:38 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[Copenhagen named the world’s most liveable city for second year running]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Culture, environment and healthcare are among the criteria used by The Economist to select the world's most liveable cities. And that's where Sweden takes a beating from its southern neighbor.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 02:34:09 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[France and Syria to exchange ambassadors, says President Ahmed al-Sharaa]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[France and Syria are reestablishing ambassadors in each other's countries, says Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:42:23 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[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[Syrian government forces enter Hasakeh after agreement with Kurdish-led SDF]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Syrian government forces have entered the city of Hasakeh in northeastern Syria, which had previously been controlled by Kurdish forces, following a deal last week.]]></description>
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