Syrians celebrate a month since Assad’s overthrow with revolutionary songs in Damascus
A packed concert hall in Damascus came alive this week with cheers as Wasfi Maasarani, a renowned singer and symbol of the ...
Syrians celebrate month since Assad’s overthrow with revolutionary songs in Damascus
A packed concert hall in Damascus came alive this week with cheers as Wasfi Maasarani, a renowned singer and symbol of the Syrian uprising, performed in celebration of “Syria’s victory.” ...
The teeth and bones that hold the key to this century’s worst chemical weapons attack
Wael Soulaiman picks his way carefully around the edge of the three strips of hardened dirt, each about the length of a ...
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Syria's ancient regime plays role in 'surge in disinformation' against new administration
Attempts to discredit the new Syrian administration have caused a surge in online disinformation, open source investigators ...
It was once the capital of Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance.’ Now a Syrian town grapples with its future
The Syrian shrine of Sayedah Zainab drew Iran-backed militiamen from throughout the region. With Assad's fall, they've fled, ...
Celebrating Assad regime’s fall, Jews remaining in Syria calls on Syrian Jewish émigrés to visit
Syria's Jewish population dwindles to nine, reflecting centuries of history and resilience amid upheaval. Residents recall a ...
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Assad’s fall enables access to ruined 2,700-year-old Damascus synagogue; only 9 Jews remain
JOBAR, Syria (AP ... Elijah’s Damascus sojourn nearly 3,000 years ago. After 1099, when Christian armies conquered Jerusalem in the First Crusade and massacred the city’s Muslim and ...
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An Israeli airstrike near the Syrian capital kills 11, war monitor says
BEIRUT — An Israeli airstrike in the outskirts of Damascus ... city of Manbij, which the Turkish-back group captured earlier this month. The Kurdish-led group is Washington’s key ally in Syria ...
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Visiting the market in the old city of Damascus, once inaccessible to many Syrians
A visit to the souk in the old city in the Syrian capital of Damascus tell us a lot about the state of the country's current economy.
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Visiting the market in the old city of Damascus, once inaccessible to many Syrians
That was evident at the Al-Hamidiyah market in the heart of the old city ... A visit to Damascus was not an easy prospect. (SOUNDBITE OF HORN HONKING) AL-SHALCHI: A leader from the Syrian National ...
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An uneasy calm settles over Syrian city of Homs after outbreak of sectarian violence
HOMS, Syria (AP) — Syria's new security forces checked IDs and searched cars in the central city of Homs on Thursday ... On the road from Damascus, security teams at the checkpoints waved ...