Melanosome patterns in Mesozoic mammals suggest they had dark, uniformly dull fur coloring
An international team of paleontologists, geoscientists and biologists has found via analysis of melanosome patterns in ...
Associated Press18d
Netanyahu says Israel won’t allow Syrian forces ‘south of Damascus’
(AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy, File) This is a locator map for Syria with its capital, Damascus. (AP Photo) Israeli army armored vehicles block a road leading to the town of Quneitra, Syria, Jan. 5, 2025.
The Straits Times19d
Dancing in Damascus: Syrians cling to culture under Islamist rule
DAMASCUS - On a wintry night in Damascus, hundreds of people packed into a courtyard in the Old City, dancing and singing during a joyful evening of music - a concert held with the approval of ...
The Straits Times22d
After decades in exile, Syria's Jews visit Damascus
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 heart of Syria's capital Damascus, carefully passing their ...
The Economist29d
Homs’s troubles show the challenges facing Syria’s leaders
With Mr Sharaa’s more obedient fighters tied up in Damascus, members of less disciplined and more radical groups are plugging the gaps. Many are locals who were forced to flee Homs for Idlib ...