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Syria

Jordan stops armed group from attempting to enter from Syria, armed forces say

Five children among seven dead in eastern Syria floods

Three French nationals jailed for life in Iraq for Islamic State ties

Syria reopens Jordan border crossing after mending ties

People inspecting the damage at a site targeted by Jordanian air strikes in the north-eastern countryside of Daraa on Oct 27.
People inspecting the damage at a site targeted by Jordanian air strikes in the north-eastern countryside of Daraa on Oct 27.

Jordan says it killed more than 20 Islamic State militants in airstrikes on Syria

A man inspects the site of a reported Jordanian airstrike where four members of the same family, including three children, were killed, in the town of Al-Mismiyah, in Syria's southern Daraa province, October 27, 2026. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
A man inspects the site of a reported Jordanian airstrike where four members of the same family, including three children, were killed, in the town of Al-Mismiyah, in Syria's southern Daraa province, October 27, 2026. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

Iraqi court sentences six French men to life in prison for Islamic State membership

A court building, where six French nationals accused of belonging to Islamic State are standing trial, in Baghdad, Iraq, September 20, 2026. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad
A court building, where six French nationals accused of belonging to Islamic State are standing trial, in Baghdad, Iraq, September 20, 2026. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad

Jordan says its air force struck ‘militant hideouts’ in Syria after church attack

The Oct 23 assault during a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in Jordan (above) had killed nine people.
The Oct 23 assault during a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in Jordan (above) had killed nine people.

Houthi strikes rattle Riyadh, disrupt flights as Saudi Arabia rallies allies

Houthi supporters take part in a rally to recruit more fighters in Sanaa, Yemen.
Houthi supporters take part in a rally to recruit more fighters in Sanaa, Yemen.

Syria calls for independent probe into sinking of ship in Black Sea

Crew members from a ship damaged in a drone attack disembark from a Bulgarian border police vessel in Varna, Bulgaria, following a rescue operation after one vessel was sunk and another damaged in the Black Sea off Bulgaria, October 6, 2026. REUTERS/Petko Momchilov
Crew members from a ship damaged in a drone attack disembark from a Bulgarian border police vessel in Varna, Bulgaria, following a rescue operation after one vessel was sunk and another damaged in the Black Sea off Bulgaria, October 6, 2026. REUTERS/Petko Momchilov

‘Major potential’: Hotel groups target Syria for tourism as it rebuilds from rubble of civil war

A game of backgammon outside a store in Damascus, Syria. Tourist numbers in Syria more than doubled year-on-year in the first half of 2026 to 3.52 million.
A game of backgammon outside a store in Damascus, Syria. Tourist numbers in Syria more than doubled year-on-year in the first half of 2026 to 3.52 million.

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