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Syria

Last month
August 2025
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Catherine Connolly is not a fan of how the media is questioning her during her campaign
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Syrian and Israeli diplomats reportedly hold rare meeting in Paris to discuss 'de-escalation'
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Violence
US-brokered ceasefire order fails to halt fighting in Syria's Druze heartland
Updated 19 Jul
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Almost 600 people dead in Syria as US refuses to back Israel over strikes
18 Jul
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FactFind: What do we know about Catherine Connolly's visit to Syria in 2018?
Connolly says she did not “utter one word of support for Assad.”
17 Jul
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Catherine Connolly, presidential hopeful, has given her first press conference — here's what she said
16 Jul
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Israel strikes Syrian army headquarters in Damascus and moves troops from Gaza to northern border
16 Jul
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InvestigatesState Investments
Irish sovereign wealth fund pumped millions into companies contracted by Israel Defence Forces
The ISIF invested almost €5 million in just two companies with links to the IDF.
The two companies were contracted to provide fuel, surveillance and other communications technology to the Israeli military.
Stephen McDermott
8 Jul
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Who are the 8 companies that Ireland invests in that have links to illegal Israeli settlements?
8 Jul
InvestigatesState Investments
Who are the 8 companies that Ireland invests in that have links to illegal Israeli settlements?
The State holds shares in the companies via the Irish Strategic Investment Fund.
The companies have been named on a UN database for enabling the continued existence of Israeli settlements.
The ISIF divested from five companies last year, but continued to hold more than €10 million in other companies.
Stephen McDermott
8 Jul
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28 May
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Syria welcomes lifting of US sanctions as 'positive step'
24 May
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EU to lift remaining economic sanctions on Syria to support war-torn country's recovery
20 May
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'Young, attractive guy': Trump praises new Syrian leader after lifting US sanctions
The US President is expected to arrive in Qatar at noon today.
Updated 14 May
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Marwan Al-Bakur
15 Apr
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Lisa Smith
Court told line between Islamic State sympathiser and member ‘crossed’ by ex-Irish soldier
11 Apr
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GOAL VOICES
Opinion: After 14 years of conflict, Syria's women stand ready to rebuild
Doaa Ghadab & Zeina Ali Bajo
Updated 25 Mar
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Who are the Alawites, and is Syria on the brink of more violence?
Syria
Calls for unity in Syria after reports that over 1,000 people died in fighting in recent days
Updated 9 Mar
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Stabbing that killed teenager and wounded five others in Austria was 'Islamist attack', says minister
Updated 16 Feb
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GOAL VOICES
Syria after Assad: Why humanitarian aid can’t stop now
Munaf Muadel
Updated 12 Feb
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Syria
Syrians celebrate new year without Assad, as leading rebel group shifts to governing fractured country
1 Jan
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2024
Syria
17 dead in clashes during attempted arrest of Assad official
26 Dec 2024
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GOAL VOICES
Life under conflict: The struggle for water in Northwest Syria
Louay Tajiddin
Updated 19 Dec 2024
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Syria
Human rights watchdog calls on McEntee to clarify reason for pausing asylum decisions for Syrians
19 Dec 2024
11.3k
Talks
EU sending envoy to speak to new Syrian government in Damascus
16 Dec 2024
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Middle East
Israel approves plan to 'double the population' in annexed Golan Heights
16 Dec 2024
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Syria
US in 'direct contact' with new Syrian government as Turkey reopens embassy in Damascus
15 Dec 2024
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Syria
Jordan hosts international talks on Syria as celebrations continue in Damascus
Updated 14 Dec 2024
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Torture
Former Syrian official who oversaw prison charged with torture in US
13 Dec 2024
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Cautious Optimism
Syrians in Ireland 'overwhelmed with joy' at fall of Assad regime but some 'worry deeply' about future
“My uncle and his two sons were murdered because anti-government slogans were written on their house walls,” one man told us.
Órla Ryan
12 Dec 2024
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New Syrian PM pledges religious rights for minority groups as US urges 'inclusive' transition
12 Dec 2024
Syria at a crossroads: Why we can’t let Syria become another forgotten crisis
11 Dec 2024
'I'm trying not to lose hope': Irish man's parents stuck in Aleppo amid uprising
10 Dec 2024
Middle East
New Syrian PM pledges religious rights for minority groups as US urges 'inclusive' transition
The Biden administration said it will recognise and support a new Syrian government that renounces terrorism, destroys chemical weapons stocks and protects the rights of minorities and women.
12 Dec 2024
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Syria at a crossroads: Why we can’t let Syria become another forgotten crisis
Barry Andrews
Updated 11 Dec 2024
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Middle East
New Syria PM says he will 'not pardon' former officials involved in torturing detainees
The new interim prime minister for Syria has urged calm following a lightning offensive that toppled the government.
The new ruling party have pledged justice for the victims of Assad's iron-fisted rule
The Baath party of the deposed president announced is suspending its work and handing over assets to the new authorities.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor says the rebels set fire to the mausoleum, located in the Latakia heartland of Assad's Alawite community.
Updated 11 Dec 2024
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Syria
'I'm trying not to lose hope': Irish man's parents stuck in Aleppo amid uprising
A Longford GP and his wife went back to Aleppo to check on their house only to find themselves in the throes of an unexpected uprising.
10 Dec 2024
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Head of transitional Syrian government calls for 'calm' as UN urges Israel to halt attacks
10 Dec 2024
Are you a Syrian living in Ireland? We want to hear your thoughts on the fall of the Assad regime
10 Dec 2024
Syrians rejoice in aftermath of Assad flight, while searches take place for 'underground cells'
9 Dec 2024
Middle East
Head of transitional Syrian government calls for 'calm' as UN urges Israel to halt attacks
The group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, is proscribed by many Western governments as a terrorist organisation, though it has sought to moderate its rhetoric.
Updated 10 Dec 2024
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'Pragmatic radical': Who is Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the leader of the rebels that overthrew Assad?
9 Dec 2024
Syrians rejoice in aftermath of Assad flight, while searches take place for 'underground cells'
9 Dec 2024
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'Completely inappropriate' to pause decisions on Syrian asylum applications, says refugee council
Updated 10 Dec 2024
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Are you a Syrian living in Ireland? We want to hear your thoughts on the fall of the Assad regime
Updated 10 Dec 2024
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Some European countries suspend Syrian asylum decisions after Assad's fall
Updated 9 Dec 2024
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Syria
Thousands break free from brutal military prisons in Syria after flight of Assad
9 Dec 2024
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Syria
'Pragmatic radical': Who is Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the leader of the rebels that overthrew Assad?
9 Dec 2024
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