A country too dangerous to visit is one I can’t wait to return to
As Mark Twain wrote, Damascus “measures time not by days and months and years, but by the empires she has seen rise and ...
Hundreds of civilians killed in Syria as clashes erupt in former Assad strongholds
The reported fighting in the capital, Damascus, and the second city of Aleppo were the first such clashes there since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime.
Syria’s Druze seek a place in a changing nation, navigating pressures from the government and Israel
Syria’s Druze minority is trying to navigate a new, uncertain Syria. Members of the small religious sect find themselves ...
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2 days of clashes and revenge killings in Syria leave more than 600 people dead
A Syrian war monitor says the death toll from two days of clashes between security forces and loyalists to ousted Syrian ...
Archaeologists Unearthed An Ancient Network of Canals Beneath the World’s First City
History’s first city, at least according to the ancient text known as the Sumerian King List found on a clay tablet, was also ...
While Calm Reigns in Damascus, Battles in Syria’s Northeast Rage On
The conflict poses a challenge for the new interim president as he tries to unify Syria and extend his authority over the ...
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'Where's the gold?': How the Assads sucked Syria dry
From a Bond villain lair in the rugged heights overlooking Damascus, the all-seeing eye of a notorious Syrian military unit ...
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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 ...
Middle East latest: Fragile ceasefire intact as Israel, Hamas agree on new exchange
A Trump administration move to suspend funding to the World Health Organization has frozen $46 million for its operations in Gaza, a top WHO official said Tuesday. Dr. Rik Peeperkorn, the WHO ...
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From Jihadist to President: The Evolution of Syria’s New Leader
Ahmed al-Shara, who went by the nom de guerre Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, speaking at a mosque in Damascus ... al-Assad hanging in the war-ravaged city of Homs, Syria, in 2014. He was toppled as ...
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Syria’s national dialogue conference begins as the battered country seeks to rebuild
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria’s new rulers held a long-awaited national dialogue conference Tuesday, which they touted as as a “rare historical opportunity” to rebuild the country after the fall ...