IAEA says Syria built a nuclear reactor in Deir Az Zor under al-Assad
UN watchdog says Syria ‘failed to report nuclear material, facilities and activities’ under Bashar al-Assad’s rule.

UN watchdog says Syria ‘failed to report nuclear material, facilities and activities’ under Bashar al-Assad’s rule.


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Removal of US sanctions offers Syria a chance to fully rejoin the global financial system after years of isolation.
Removal of decades-old designation offers major sanctions relief for Syria, aiming to boost post-war reconstruction.
Syria hails US’s ‘historic decision’ and says it will help the country rebuild after 14 years of civil war.
‘Barrel bomb mufti’ sentenced to life in Syria
Judge Fakhr al-Din al-Aryan sentenced Hassoun to life in prison for crimes including inciting violence.
Syria’s foreign minister meets Israeli officials to de-escalate tensions after Israeli strike near Turkish border.
Asaad al-Shaibani urges Israel to seize ‘historic opportunity’ for diplomacy.

A Ghouta tunnel used during Assad’s siege is now a museum, 13 years after government forces’ deadly sarin gas attack.

What does rebuilding look like for families after war? Al Jazeera’s Hannah Raslan reports from Syria.
Syria’s civil society grapples with redefining its role as the state reasserts itself after Assad’s fall.