Syria

  • Aug 16, 2021
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Syria’s Deraa could see more fighting and instability

After many weeks of clashes and a painful siege, Damascus and rebels have accepted a Russian truce

Syria
  • Aug 9, 2021
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Lebanese-Syrian-Israeli tensions bring rising risk

An unusual exchange of fire between Israel and Hezbollah was followed by an exchange of warnings

Lebanon
  • Aug 3, 2021
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Syrian-Lebanese food shortages will drive instability

Close cross-border connections link the Syrian drought and a lack of hard currency in Lebanon

Syria
  • Jul 30, 2021
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Russian mediation may calm fighting in southern Syria

Tensions between the army and former rebels in the province of Deraa have exploded into violence

Syria
  • Jul 23, 2021
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Civilian suffering in Syria’s Idlib province will rise

Damascus has stepped up bombing of the last major remaining rebel-held area in the country

Syria
  • Jul 22, 2021
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Israel-Hezbollah balance may shift in Syria, Lebanon

Towns on Israel’s border with Lebanon went on the alert, as the army attacked Hezbollah positions in Syria

Syria
  • Jul 13, 2021
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State role will entrench Syrian-Lebanese drugs trade

The mounting crisis in the two neighbouring countries has resulted in new narcotics trends

Syria
  • Jul 12, 2021
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Damascus will manipulate its mounting economic crisis

As prices rise and the Syrian pound deteriorates, the government has hiked wages and slashed subsidies

Syria