Report documents devastation of ancient city of Palmyra, a World Heritage Site, after the fall of the Assad regime
Palmyra is one of the most famous sites in Syria for its extraordinary heritage and archaeological remains. Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1980, the city saw much of its heritage destroyed ...
Trump's threats to pull aid if Egypt, Jordan don't accept Palestinians could lead to new alliances, experts say
Despite Donald Trump continuing to push for the forcible displacement of Palestinians from Gaza, he is facing significant ...
Syria’s mass graves: Accounting for the dead and disappeared is crucial for the nation to heal
Shortly after the fall of Bashar Assad in Syria in December 2024, reports emerged of mass graves being uncovered in liberated ...
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DAVIS: A Conversation with Katherine Stewart about Her New Book, and the Movement to Destroy Democracy
Every now and then, I read a book which hits me with such a profound impact that, like Paul on the road to Damascus, I find ...
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UN war crimes investigators say Syria 'rich in evidence'
"It was amazing to be in Damascus after the whole life of the ... had been walking all over it, or had been damaged or destroyed. "And we've all seen the reports of people having taken away ...
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In Syria’s ‘barrel bomb capital’ Darayya, housing crisis stalls return
DARAYYA — Ghida Matar, 32, knew Darayya was mostly destroyed before she returned from Lebanon on December 31, weeks after the Assad regime fell. Still, what she found in her hometown just south of ...
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UN war crimes investigators say Syria ‘rich in evidence’
“It was amazing to be in Damascus after the whole life of the ... or had been damaged or destroyed. “And we’ve all seen the reports of people having taken away documents with them.” ...
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A new Syrian government struggles to reset its corrupt, besieged economy
Nestled in a leafy neighborhood of Damascus, a so-called financial crimes ... $40 billion — and wheat from Russia. The fighting destroyed much of the country’s industrial base, and pushed ...
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New Syrian leadership destroying Captagon, an addictive drug made by the Assad regime
NPR's Emily Feng followed along as one batch was destroyed. EMILY FENG, BYLINE: It was mid-afternoon on a dreary Damascus day when we suddenly got a call. Fighters with Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS - ...
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New Syrian leadership destroying Captagon, an addictive drug made by the Assad regime
NPR's Emily Feng followed along as one batch was destroyed. EMILY FENG, BYLINE: It was mid-afternoon on a dreary Damascus day when we suddenly got a call. Fighters with Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham ...