Syria, Damascus

New leaders in Damascus call for cordial Syria ties with a resistant Israel
Sponsor Message Sitting in a massive office in central Damascus, furnished with Syrian arabesque wooden chairs and colorfully painted walls, Marwan, wearing a suit and tie, greeted the NPR team. He only shook hands with the male members of the group.
Damascus governor says new Syrian regime wants peace: ‘Our problem is not with Israel’
Sharaa, official says they 'don't want to meddle in anything that will threaten Israel's security,' and Jerusalem's concern over new regime is 'natural'
Syrian rebels intensify security in Damascus
Syrian insurgents intensified their security measures in Damascus after clashes between those who are now in power and supporters of Bashar Assad
Hundreds of Syrian armed rebels parade in Damascus as a show of force
Hundreds of members of the main Syrian insurgent group that overthrew former President Bashar Assad from power marched through the streets of the capital in a show of force. (AP video shot by Leo Corr
Iraqi security chief meets Syria’s rebel leader in Damascus
Iraqi intelligence chief Hamid al-Shatri met on Thursday in Damascus with Ahmad al-Sharaa, leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, the Syrian insurgent group that overthrew ousted president Bashar Assad on December 8.
Damascus rally demands news of missing Syrians
A silent crowd gathered in the Syrian capital Damascus on Friday to press the new authorities about the fate of relatives who went missing under Bashar al-Assad and to demand justice for their loved ones.
A Syrian family recounts the horrors of the 2013 chemical attack near Damascus
A Syrian family that survived a 2013 sarin gas attack that killed hundreds of people near the country’s capital, Damascus, ...
Syrian Christians celebrate Christmas in Damascus amid tight security
Syrian Christians gathered at churches in the country's capital Damascus on Wednesday amid tight security measures to ...
Israeli troops near Damascus, say Syrian security, after Israeli airtsikes hit Syrian bases
An Israeli military incursion into Syria has reached about 25 km (16 miles) southwest of Damascus, Syrian security sources ...
AP PHOTOS: Portraits of former Syrian rebels now soldiers
Former Syrian rebels who now serve as part of the new Syrian government's armed forces posed for portraits with their weapons ...
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Syrian rebels advance into Damascus, claiming they seized control of the capital
Rebel fighters claimed they captured the Syrian capital of Damascus early Sunday as government forces loyal to the ...
Syrian Christians attend Christmas mass for first time since fall of Assad
Syrian Christians attended Christmas Eve services on Tuesday for the first time since the overthrow of President Bashar ...
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Israeli troops near Damascus, say Syrian security, after Israeli airstrikes hit Syrian bases
An Israeli military incursion into Syria has reached about 16 miles southwest of Damascus, Syrian security sources said on Tuesday, after Israel seized a buffer zone in southern Syria and launched ...
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Humanitarian crises must not be ignored
The basic principle for ending the current conflicts and preventing any future chaos in the Middle East is to avoid external ...