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Abu Dhabi
Video: Saudi Arabian Prince Turki Al-Faisal on US foreign policy
The foreign policy of the United States in places like Syria has been “contradictory” for several years, according to the former chief of Saudi Arabia’s intelligence services.
Ceasefire in Syria
Russia, China cast vetoes to block UN resolution on Syria
Germany, Belgium and Kuwait had led the push for the resolution
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UAE companies take part in Damascus trade fair
Delegation of around 40 businessmen from the UAE arrived in Damascus, according to state media
Displaced Syrians
Gallery: Displaced Idlib residents spend first homeless Ramadan
Regime bombardment forced Syrian mother Mona Mutayr and her family to flee their home earlier this month and set up camp in an olive grove near the Turkish border.
Beirut
UAE set to lift travel ban on Lebanon ‘soon’
Visiting UAE Ambassador to Lebanon Hamad Al Shamsi says the ban would end soon to revive country’s vital tourism sector
Iran
Top US official plans Gulf talks on Yemen, Syria, Iran
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will take in Manama, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Muscat and Kuwait City during eight-day tour of Middle East
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Trump defends Syria withdrawal in surprise Iraq visit
President Donald Trump said the United States can no longer be “policeman of the world”
Bashar al-Assad
Video: Returning to Idlib – One Syrian’s story
Muaz left Syria for Europe after being injured in an air strike. Now he’s risking his life back home in Idlib after returning to the city destroyed by war.
Bashar al-Assad
In pictures: Latest bomb attacks leaves over 30,000 displaced in Syria’s Idlib province
Violence in northwest Syria has displaced more than 30,000 people this month alone, the United Nations said Monday, warning that a looming assault could create the century’s “worst humanitarian catastrophe”. President Bashar al-Assad has now set his sights on Idlib, and his forces have stepped up bombardment of the densely populated province since the beginning of the month.
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US suspends financing for Syria stabilisation projects
Washington will support long-term reconstruction, but only under the currently stalled 2012 Geneva roadmap
ISIL
Saudi Arabia pledges $100m to US-backed Syria campaign
Saudi Arabia’s $100m contribution is the biggest single cash injection yet for reconstruction efforts in Syria formerly controlled by the jihadists
Counter-terrorism
UAE pledges $50m to help stabilise ISIL-hit Raqqa
UAE has promised to contribute funds to support stabilisation efforts in Raqqa and other areas retaken from ISIL in Syria
Bashar al-Assad
In pictures: Thousands of displaced Syrians were heading home after ceasefire deal
Under the agreement announced Friday after talks between rebels and regime ally Moscow, opposition fighters will hand over territory in the southern province of Daraa near the Jordanian border.
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Emirati tycoon launches $27m education fund for refugees
Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair announces philanthropic move on occasion of World Refugee Day
Defence budget
UAE jumps in annual peace index despite global downturn
UAE has jumped 12 places to 44th in the annual Global Peace Index, produced by The Institute for Economics and Peace
Bashar al-Assad
ISIL begins quitting last pocket of Syria’s capital
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has used a combination of military pressure and evacuation deals in recent months to recapture territory around the capital from his armed opponents