In the Mazzeh 86 neighborhood, west of the Syrian capital Damascus, the names of many shops, grocery stores, and public ...
Syria’s 13-year civil war left the synagogue partially destroyed. Walls and roofs have collapsed. Some artifacts are missing.
JOBAR, Syria In this Damascus suburb, the handful of remaining Jews in Syria can again make pilgrimages to one of the world's ...
Damascus and Aleppo, Syria – Until the fall of the al-Assad regime, the word “dollar” was forbidden in public. Instead, people used anything green – my favourite substitute was “molokhiyeh”, the green ...
In a Damascus suburb, one of the world’s oldest synagogues stands as a testament to history and resilience, despite being largely destroyed during Syria's 13-year civil war. The few remaining Jews in ...
When Syrian rebels roared into Damascus after a lightning advance on the capital, they exalted in their triumph over ...
Umayyad Square in Damascus hummed to the throngs of people brandishing "revolution" flags as Syria saw in the new year with ...
The people of Syria said good riddance in the past month to the dictatorship that ruled for half a century. They have no idea ...
Damascus's Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue—or what's left of it—is now safe to visit again after more than a decade in the midst of a war zone.
In Damascus beauty parlors, Syrian women hope looking good will help them feel better about a future they fear. (Story aired on ATC on Dec. 31, 2024.) ...