Rebel Leader Who Overthrew al-Assad Is Declared Syria’s President
The new leadership of the country said the rebel coalition leader, Ahmed al-Shara, would serve as president during a ...
Newsday12d
A train station was once the pride of Syria's capital. Some see it as a symbol of revival after war
DAMASCUS, Syria — 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 ...
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Books banned under Assad now on sale at Damascus shops
Several books that were previously banned and only available to Syrians if they were pirated online now frequently pop up on ...
Why Turkey is so influential in post-Assad Syria
Turkey has emerged as one of the most influential power brokers in Syria after rebels toppled Bashar al-Assad last month, ...
The Independent8d
Syria's southern rebels loom large as the country's new rulers try to form a national army
At such a critical moment in US history ... But insurgent factions from Syria’s south had other plans. They pushed toward the capital, arriving in Damascus’ largest square before dawn.
The Columbian4d
Syria’s economic pains far from over despite Assad’s ouster
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Samir al-Baghdad grabbed his pickax and walked up a wobbly set of stairs made of cinderblocks and rubble. He is rebuilding his destroyed family house in the Qaboun ...
Newsweek12d
Prison Walls Reveal Last Messages of Assad's Detainees
They humanize the victims and preserve fragments of a history often shrouded in silence ... Palestine Branch detention facility, in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. Inmates ...
The Boston Globe11d
A train station was once the pride of Syria’s capital. Some see it as a symbol of revival after war.
DAMASCUS, Syria — 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 ...
The Durango Herald6d
Syria's economic pains far from over despite Assad's ouster
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Samir al-Baghdad grabbed his pickax and walked up a wobbly set of stairs made of cinderblocks and rubble. He is rebuilding his destroyed family house in the Qaboun ...
ABC News12d
A train station was once the pride of Syria's capital. Some see it as a symbol of revival after war
In the following decades, Syria used its section of the railway to transport people between Damascus and its second city of Aleppo, along with several towns and neighboring Jordan. While the main ...