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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This Ancient Egyptian Map To The Underworld Is The Oldest Illustrated Book Ever Found
Even those who know little of ancient Egypt’s mysteries have heard of the infamous Book of the Dead. And now, researchers ...
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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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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 ...
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Syrian Jews return to Damascus for the first time in decades, hoping to build bridges
Rabbi Yusuf Hamra smells a citrus fruit with former neighbors in Old Damascus. "The scent of Damascus ... two of the surviving Jewish residents of the city did not attend. Two other young Syrian ...