Damascus-SANA The Old Damascus Directorate, in cooperation with the local community, launched a campaign entitled “Restoring the Shine of the Old City ... It is also to preserve our ancient ...

The new Islamist rulers had yet to fully stamp their authority on the city and the country. It seemed an ideal time. The Jewish Quarter of Damascus is located in the old city. There were 50,000 ...

the Arab Academy of Damascus or in Arabic “al-Majma al-Ilmi al-Arabi” has played a significant role in preserving the Arabic language through a number of elite Syrian journalists and ...