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Suad Aldarra left Syria in 2012 and has built a life for herself in Dublin

Watch: Syrian-Irish writer on 'a dream coming true'

For Syrian-Irish writer Suad Aldarra, the possibility of returning home to the Syrian capital of Damascus finally feels real again, after rebels ousted the government of President Bashar al-Assad following a 13-year civil war.

Middle East • 10 Dec 24

Syria central bank says depositors' funds at banks 'safe'

Syria's central bank said today that depositors' funds in the country's lenders were "safe" after rebels took the capital, and following chaotic scenes near some official institutions.

Business • 09 Dec 24

People hold a large Syrian opposition flag at Umayyad Square in Damascus

Hezbollah sees 'major, dangerous' change in Syria

Lebanon's Hezbollah views events in Syria as a "major, dangerous and new transformation", a senior Hezbollah politician has said, in what is the Iran-backed group's first reaction to the toppling of its ally Bashar al-Assad.

Middle East • 09 Dec 24

As it happened: Syrian rebels discuss power transfer

Catch up on coverage of developments on the ground in Syria after a weekend which saw president Bashar al-Assad overthrown.

Middle East • 09 Dec 24

People celebrate the collapse of 61 years of Baath Party rule

'No changes' to Syrian arrangements - Dept of Justice

The Department of Justice has said "no changes have been made to the arrangements with respect to international protection applications from Syrian nationals at this time".

Middle East • 10 Dec 24

Anti-regime armed groups captured Hama city, seizing the city centre

Syrian rebels capture key city of Hama

Syrian rebels have captured the city of Hama, a major victory in a week-old lightning advance across northern Syria and a devastating new blow to President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian and Iranian allies.

Middle East • 06 Dec 24

Islamist-led rebels have seized swathes of territory from President Bashar al-Assad's control

Syrian army launches counter-attack against rebels

Syrian government forces have launched a counter-attack against Islamist-led rebels around the key city of Hama after suffering a string of losses.

Middle East • 04 Dec 24

Syrian rebels are advancing on the northern city of Hama

Renewed Syrian fighting drawing in other countries

Syrian rebels advancing against government forces pushed close to the major city of Hama after their sudden capture of Aleppo last week rocked President Bashar al-Assad.

Middle East • 03 Dec 24

Displaced Syrians drive their vehicles loaded with belongings on the Aleppo-Raqqa highway

Nearly 50,000 displaced in Syria in recent days - UN

The United States called for de-escalation in Syria, where an Islamist-led rebel alliance has wrested swathes of territory from the control of President Bashar al-Assad's government in a lightning offensive.

Middle East • 03 Dec 24

People check the damage at the scene of a pro-regime forces strike that targeted a neighbourhood in Syria's rebel-held city of Idlib

Syrian President shores up support after Aleppo loss

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad sought to shore up support from his allies yesterday, after a shock rebel offensive saw government forces lose control of Aleppo.

World • 03 Dec 24

Anti-government fighters take a position near the northern Syrian town of Tal Rifaat

Syrian govt loses Aleppo after rebel offensive - monitor

Government forces have lost control of Syria's second city Aleppo for the first time since the country's civil conflict began, a war monitor said, after a lightning offensive dealt a severe blow to President Bashar al-Assad.

World • 01 Dec 24

Anti-government fighters brandish their guns in Syria's northern city of Aleppo

What do we know about Syrian rebels' offensive on Aleppo?

Rebel forces opposing President Bashar al-Assad have launched their biggest offensive in years this week, controlling a majority of Syria's second city of Aleppo according to a monitor.

Syria • 30 Nov 24

Anti-government fighters celebrate in Aleppo, after jihadists and their allies entered the northern Syrian city

Syrian army confirms rebels enter Aleppo, dozens killed

A Syria war monitor said rebels seized Aleppo's civilian airport today - the first time they have taken such a facility - along with key towns in Idlib and Hama provinces as they waged a dayslong offensive.

Middle East • 01 Dec 24

Smoke rising during clashes between jihadists and Syrian soldiers in the northern city of Aleppo

Jihadists enter Syria's second city in lightning assault

Jihadists and their Turkish-backed allies reached Syria's second city of Aleppo as they pressed a lightning offensive against forces of the Iranian- and Russian-backed government.

Middle East • 29 Nov 24

A picture taken from Lebanon shows Syrian officials inspecting the damage on the Syrian side of the Dabussiyeh border crossing after an Israeli airstrike

Israel conducts strikes on Syria, Lebanon truce begins

Israel has conducted strikes on the Syrian border with Lebanon that a war monitor said killed seven people, hours ahead of a ceasefire in the war with Hezbollah.

Middle East • 27 Nov 24

People conduct searches in the aftermath of an Israeli strike on the Nowayri neighburhodd of Beirut in Lebanon

Israeli strikes kill 22, injure 117 in central Beirut

Israeli strikes on central Beirut have killed 22 people and wounded at least 117, Lebanon's health ministry said, as a Lebanese security source said at least one senior Hezbollah figure was targeted in the attacks.

Middle East • 10 Oct 24

The army said in a statement that the attacks were launched from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights [FILE PICTURE]

Syrian soldier killed, three wounded in Israeli strikes

One Syrian soldier was killed, and three others were injured in Israeli air strikes against military sites and a residential building in Damascus, the Syrian army has said.

World • 14 Jul 24

Suaad Alshleh's dream of becoming a doctor has become a reality (Photo: Julien Behal)

Syrian refugee realises dream of becoming a doctor

A Syrian refugee who came to Ireland at the age of 14 has achieved her dream of becoming a doctor.

Ireland • 20 Jun 24

Two Iranian generals were among those killed in the attack

US says it played no role in strike on Iran consulate

The United States had no involvement in an Israeli airstrike on Iran's consular annex building in the Syrian capital Damascus and was not informed about it in advance, officials have said.

Middle East • 02 Apr 24

Explosions are seen at the targetted site in Aleppo

Russia slams 'unacceptable Israeli' strikes on Syria

Israel carried out its deadliest strikes in months on northern Syria's Aleppo province early this morning and said it killed a senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon, stepping up its campaign against Iran's proxies in parallel with its war in Gaza.

Middle East • 29 Mar 24

Earthquake survivors gather at the Vali Urgen Park for the silent march for people who lost their lives

Thousands attend vigil on Turkey earthquake anniversary

More than 10,000 people have gathered to mark the one-year anniversary of the devastating earthquakes that hit southeastern Turkey, as some protested at what they called government negligence in the aftermath.

World • 06 Feb 24

The US and the UK have hit targets tied to Iranian-backed groups in Iraq, Syria and Yemen in recent days

US 'intends' further strikes against Iran-backed groups

The US intends to launch further strikes at Iran-backed groups in the Middle East, the White House national security adviser said, after hitting Tehran-aligned factions in Iraq, Syria and Yemen over the last two days.

Middle East • 05 Feb 24

Security and emergency personnel search the rubble of a building destroyed in a reported Israeli strike

Iran vows revenge after guards die in Syria

An Israeli missile strike on a multi-storey residential building in Syria's capital Damascus has killed four members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards.

Middle East • 20 Jan 24

The latest figures from the Department of Integration show there are 147 recently arrived International Protection Applicants in Ireland who were told there was no bed for them

New arrivals sleeping on streets: 'Where do we go?'

Newly-arrived asylum seekers say they were given sleeping bags, but were not provided with any tents after being told there is no State-provided accommodation for them.

Ireland • 18 Dec 23

State media said that 89 people had been killed, including 31 women and five children, with 277 other people wounded

Syria buries dead after military academy drone attack

Relatives and officials have gathered in the central Syrian city of Homs for the first funerals of dozens of people killed in a drone attack on a military academy.

World • 06 Oct 23