The last Jews of Damascus: A journey through memory and ruins
Inside Syria's ancient capital, a lone Jewish guardian watches over abandoned properties while Islamist rulers patrol the ...
Khaleej Times on MSN2d
At Damascus opera house, hopes for a better future
The first classical concert since Assad's ouster was attended by European and Gulf Arab diplomats as well as new Health ...
Middle East Eye13d
'I could smell Syria': Trauma lingers among diaspora but returning home means closure
When Shobut thinks of home, she recalls Syria's lemons. The smell is fundamental to her memory of Damascus, she explained.
Qatar's Emir visits Syria, first head of state to visit Damascus since Assad's fall
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani visited Damascus on Thursday and met newly declared transitional President Ahmed ...
National Catholic Register8d
Vatican’s First Envoy to Postwar Syria Sees a Nation With ‘a Desire for Life’
Cardinal Gugerotti’s six-day visit, from Jan. 24–29, marks the first time a Vatican envoy has traveled to Syria since the ...
ABC News5d
Syria's interim president heads to Saudi Arabia on first trip abroad, likely a signal to Iran
Syria’s interim president has made his first trip abroad, traveling to Saudi Arabia in a move likely trying to signal Damascus’ shift away from Iran as its main regional ally DUBAI ...
AI Alarabiya7d
Syria, Qatar discuss reconstruction during emir’s visit to Damascus
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said discussions with a Qatari delegation in Damascus Thursday included reconstruction in the war-torn country, during the first visit by a head of state ...