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Bakeries across Damascus busy preparing confections as Eid al-Fitr approaches
As Eid al-Fitr approaches, bakeries across Damascus are busy preparing maamoul and other confections made with wheat flour ...
Exclusive-How Syria's sectarian violence spread to capital, terrorizing Alawites
Close to midnight on March 6, as a wave of sectarian killings began in western Syria, masked men stormed the homes of Alawite ...
Syria’s White Helmets return to Damascus
The White Helmets did not dare set foot near Damascus for years after dictator Bashar al-Assad branded the famed civic ...
Syria and Israel: How Jerusalem, Damascus can break the cycle and strive for peace - opinion
Syria and Israel stand at a historic crossroads, with the potential to reshape their relations. However, achieving progress ...
Syria is at a crossroads: It can return to violence or transition to peace, says UN envoy
Three months after the overthrow of President Bashar Assad, Syria is at a crossroads, the top U.N. envoy for the country says ...
In Syria, Being Wanted Went From Something to Fear to a Badge of Honor
The ousted Assad dictatorship kept lists of millions of wanted people. Now, Syrians are openly asking whether they “have a ...
This Ramadan, relief and hope bump against violence and uncertainty in the new Syria
This Ramadan, Syrians marked the 14th anniversary of the start of their country’s civil war. The conflict began as one of ...
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This Ramadan, relief and hope bump against violence and uncertainty in the new Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Sahar Diab had visited Damascus ... At the Umayyad Mosque, the rituals were age-old: A woman fingering a prayer bead and kissing a copy of the Quran; the faithful ...