Dancing in Damascus: Syrians cling to culture under Islamists' rule
On a wintry night in Damascus, hundreds of people packed into a courtyard in the Old City, dancing and singing during a ...
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Fate of Syria's national dialogue conference remains uncertain
A committee official organizing Syria's national dialogue conference said Friday that it remains undecided whether the ...
Syria’s national dialogue conference is in flux amid pressure for a political transition
An official with the committee preparing a national dialogue conference in Syria to help chart the country's future said Friday that it has not been decided ...
UN envoy says creating an inclusive Syrian government could help lift sanctions
U.N. special envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen has said that formation of a “new inclusive government” in Damascus by March 1 ...
The Telegraph2d
Syrian Jews' homecoming brings hope for reconstruction and a permanent return after decades in exile
As Rabbi Yusuf Hamra and his son Henry were visiting Damascus this week for the first ...
Are octopuses smarter than pigs? Should we eat them? Oregon bill to ban octopus farms stirs controversy
The bill has drawn enormous public support but also raised fundamental questions about the intelligence of all the animals ...
The Jewish Chronicle5d
‘Damascus is a Qatari project’ says Middle East political expert
Fears for future of Syria under Jihadi leaders who claim Golan Heights and have yet to recognise State of Israel ...
Syria arrests 3 men suspected of links to Tadamon massacre in which hundreds were executed
Syrian security forces have arrested three men linked to the 2013 Tadamon massacre, when government forces executed hundreds ...
Meet the soldiers hunting down senior Assad regime leaders who terrorised Syria
The people of Damascus are trying to move on, but many remain in the midst of the ruins, and rebuilding remains a distant ...
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Syria’s interim foreign minister says Russia-Iran ties to Assad are an open wound after war
Syria’s relations with Iran and Russia remain an open wound for its people after those nations backed autocratic President ...
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‘Everything is better than before’: How Syria is reopening to tourists
(CNN) — “Hello from Free Syria. I’m in Damascus right now. It’s a beautiful winter. Everything is better than before,” Ayoub Alsmadi, founder of Syria Scope Travel, told CNN Travel. “Everyone is super ...