A train station was once the pride of Syria's capital. Some see it as a symbol of revival after war
A train station in Damascus was once the pride of the Syrian capital, an essential link between Europe and the Arabian Peninsula during the Ottoman Empire and then a national transit hub ...
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‘Thank God, the nightmare is over’: A Syrian returns home to Damascus to witness celebration and struggle
Azm, an archaeologist and former professor at Damascus University, left Syria with his family in 2006. He recently returned ...
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'Protect Our People': Armed Syrian Volunteers Watch Over Damascus
Damascus residents stand guard outside shops and homes armed with light weapons often supplied by Syria's new rulers, eager ...
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Syrians drink, dance at US-themed Damascus bar
DAMASCUS - In the heart of Damascus, women and men dance the night away at an American-themed bar adorned with covers of old United States magazines, logos of US states, and American car plates.
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Syria's minority Christians protest in Damascus after Christmas tree set afire
24 (UPI) --Protests in Christian neighborhoods of Syria's capital city erupted ... The protests took place in Damascus Monday night after video footage on social media showed hooded figures ...
The Straits Times23d
Syria’s new rulers declare crackdown as tensions flare in coastal area
DAMASCUS -Syria’s new authorities on Dec 26 launched ... State media reported that the police imposed an overnight curfew on the night of Dec 25, following unrest linked to demonstrations ...
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Damascus bars dare to reopen after fall of Assad
12/31/2024 December 31, 2024 The regime collapse in Syria and a takeover by an Islamist group haven't put a stop to the drinking culture and bars of Damascus. Despite fears the future could see an ...
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Falcon drones, rockets and night-vision snipers: How Syria’s rebels planned for years to oust Assad
This shift involved a new weapons programme – including locally manufactured sniper systems that allowed them, for the first time, to fight at night ... Damascus after the ousting of Syria ...
The Washington Post29d
How Syria’s rebels overcame years of a bloody stalemate to topple Assad
A portrait of ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad ... He shed his uniform in the street. Damascus, the capital, fell to the rebels that night. The collapse of Assad’s government came more ...
The New York Times29d
Deception and Betrayal: Inside the Final Days of the Assad Regime
President Bashar al-Assad, who wielded fear and force over Syria for more than two decades, fled the country under the cover of night — and ... Saad reported from Damascus, Syria.