‘Everything is better than before’: How Syria is reopening to tourists
Syria’s status as a classic Middle East tourist definition was shredded by civil war. Visitors are now beginning to return, ...
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At Damascus opera house, hopes for a better future
To applause, percussionist Bahjat Antaki took the stage with Syria's national symphony orchestra, marking the first classical ...
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Vatican’s First Envoy to Postwar Syria Sees a Nation With ‘a Desire for Life’
Cardinal Gugerotti’s six-day visit, from Jan. 24–29, marks the first time a Vatican envoy has traveled to Syria since the ...
Will classical music still have a place in Syria? First concert since Assad’s ousting held
The concert was a way of saying "we are here and able to produce art" despite years of devastating civil war, Antaki said ...
Qatar's Emir visits Syria, first head of state to visit Damascus since Assad's fall
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani visited Damascus on Thursday and met newly declared transitional President Ahmed ...
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Syria's new government is trying to rebuild. First it must keep the lights on
Syria's new de facto government faces a host of challenges. One of its most pressing is also one of its most basic: keeping the lights on. Syria's new government is trying to rebuild. First it ...
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At Damascus opera house, hopes for a better future
Damascus (AFP) – To applause, percussionist Bahjat Antaki took the stage with Syria's national symphony ... and we will be stronger and more beautiful," the 24-year-old said.
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At Damascus opera house, hopes for a better future
"We will continue, and we will be stronger and more beautiful ... today is the Syria that I love... the music, the people who have come to listen -- that's the best image of Damascus," she ...