After decades in exile, Syria's Jews visit Damascus
For the first time in three decades, Rabbi Joseph Hamra and his son Henry read from a Torah scroll in a synagogue in the ...
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In Damascus, art re-emerges: 'We feel free and, at the same time, we're still afraid'
Emotions were running high among the dozens of Syrians gathered at the Zawaya Art Gallery in the heart of Damascus on January 15 for a screening that would be unprecedented in every way.
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Syria: Students of the Fine Arts Institute of Damascus return to the stage
Students from the Damascus Institute of Fine Arts took part in the first dance performance after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime. The event took place at the institute's theater and tackled ...
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Damascus residents happy to see VP Vance visit again four months into Helene recovery
DAMASCUS, Va. — Storm victims in Damascus said they are happy Vice President JD Vance came back to town for the second time Monday, and they hope he can help with a few things they still need ...
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Chemical weapons agency chief says Damascus meetings first step towards improved ties
DAMASCUS, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The head of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said on Saturday meetings he had with Syria's new leaders in Damascus were a first step towards ...
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Vance returns to Damascus, VA, this time as VP
DAMASCUS, Va. (WDBJ) - JD Vance returned to Damascus Monday, January 27, this time as Vice President. Vance said the purpose of his visit was to check on the cleanup from Hurricane Helene.
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The last Jews of Damascus: A journey through memory and ruins
In Damascus again after a hiatus of nearly eight years, I decided to see what remained of the city’s once flourishing Jewish community. The dictator was gone. The new Islamist rulers had yet to ...
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Meet the soldiers hunting down senior Assad regime leaders who terrorised Syria
More often than not, I'd expect masked gunmen to be deployed on every corner, patrolling the streets in groups, or whizzing around on battered trucks, with heavy machine guns at the ready and ...
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Vice President JD Vance visits Damascus for roundtable on Helene recovery
Vance's trip to Damascus was his first official trip outside of Washington, DC as vice president. "I promise you that this administration will not forget you, we love you, we're rooting for you ...
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Vice President Vance visits Damascus; pledges more federal help
DAMASCUS, Va. — Vice President JD Vance pledged the federal government will do more to assist residents of this tiny community rebuild in the wake of disastrous flooding caused by Hurricane ...
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Vice President Vance returning to Damascus
DAMASCUS, Va. (WJHL) — Vice President JD Vance announced he will return to Damascus, Virginia, on Monday. The Vice President posted on X, “Tomorrow, I’ll return to Damascus, VA, to check on ...