Some see Syria’s Qadam station in Damascus as a symbol of revival after war | AP explains
A train station in Damascus was once the pride of the Syrian capital, an essential link between Europe and the Arabian ...
Turkish Airlines will resume flights to Damascus, officials say after visit by Syria’s new rulers
Officials say that Turkish Airlines will resume its flights to Damascus, Syria, next week after a halt of more than a decade.
Austin Tice's mother, in Damascus, hopes to find son missing since 2012
The mother of American journalist Austin Tice, who was taken captive during a reporting trip to Syria in August 2012, arrived ...
He oversaw the public execution of two women. Now he’s Syria’s new justice minister.
A resurfaced video of Syria's Justice Minister Shadi al-Waisi overeeing the execution of a woman for adultery, raises ...
International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor meets with Syrian leader in Damascus
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan has made an unannounced visit to Damascus, meeting with the ...
Post-Assad, Damascus is coming back to life. But Syria’s artists fear a new clampdown under Islamist rule
With its chic galleries, dimly lit bars and smoky cafés, Damascus’ vibrant cultural scene is flourishing again. But will this ...
Syria’s children, having known only war, adjust to a sudden peace
As Syria’s new Islamist rulers reshape the way schools teach the nation’s history, students struggle to navigate the traumas ...
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A short history of Syria, in maps
In 1982 an uprising in the city of Hama by the Muslim Brotherhood, a Sunni Islamist group originating in Egypt, challenged ...
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Syria airport source says Iranians, Israelis banned from entry
Iranians and Israelis have been banned from flying to Syria, which is under new leadership since last month's overthrow of ...
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Syria: Italian Foreign Minister visits Damascus
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani inaugurated on Friday "a new course of relations" between Italy and Syria during an ...
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UN human rights chief calls for lifting Western sanctions on Syria as country rebuilds after Assad
now that former leader Bashar Assad has been ousted and sent into exile DAMASCUS, Syria -- The United Nations human rights chief on Wednesday called for the lifting of Western sanctions imposed on ...
UN rights chief arrives in Syria for first ever visit
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk arrived in Syria's capital, Damascus, on Tuesday for the first ...