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In One Devastated Syrian Suburb, the Only Sign of Life Is the Gravedigger
JOBAR, Syria—Only one patch of this Damascus suburb remains mostly ... where more than a quarter million people lived before the civil war began in 2011. The scale of destruction in Jobar ...
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Syrian Jews return to Damascus for the first time in decades, hoping to build bridges
Thousands of Jews left Syria in 1992, when they were allowed to emigrate. The visit by a small delegation of U.S.-based Syrian Jewish religious figures last week was their first time back since then.
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Syrians begin fasting during first Ramadan without Assad family rule in decades
Some restaurants and coffee shops in Syria were closed during the day as observant Muslims began fasting during the holy ...
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Syrian Jews say held first group prayer in decades in Damascus synagogue
"The last time I visited the synagogue here and prayed was before I travelled to America ... All of Syria's synagogues closed when civil war erupted in 2011, Hamra said. A historic synagogue in the ...
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A Russian drone shows war-torn Damascus
A Russian drone provided unbelievable footage of war-torn Damascus, and, after four years of civil ar, it looks like a giant ghost town. Russia entered the Syrian war in September, and the ...
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Syrian Jews' homecoming brings hope for reconstruction and a permanent return after decades in exile
DAMASCUS, Syria — As Rabbi ... historic synagogue in the suburb of Jobar, which was heavily damaged and looted during Syria's nearly 14-year civil war. “May God help us, this won’t be ...
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Syrians begin fasting during first Ramadan without Assad family rule in decades
organized by the Turkish Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH), on the first day of Ramadan in the Jobar neighborhood, which was devastated by the Syrian war, in Damascus, Syria, on Saturday ...