Top diplomats from Germany and France went to Damascus on behalf of the European Union. It’s the first such trip in years, ...

Hadeel al-Shalchi is an editor with Weekend Edition. Prior to joining NPR, Al-Shalchi was a Middle East correspondent for the Associated Press and covered the Arab Spring from Tunisia, Bahrain, Egypt, ...

The Middle Eastern country had been ruled by outside powers and dictators for centuries before its revolution was realized.

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Fireworks errupt as Syrians gather to celebrate the ousting of president Bashar al-Assad at Umayyad Square in the capital Damascus, nearly two weeks after his overthrow — OMAR HAJ KADOUR Washington is ...

The military’s expanded perch on the peak of Mount Hermon, straddling the so-called disengagement zone, gives Israel clear sightlines to the Syrian capital, Damascus, 25 miles away. Israeli ...

Video shows long convoy of military vehicles, some with Russian flags, on highway north of Damascus. Video credit: Video obtained by Reuters. 10 Remote Entry-Level Jobs That Pay at Least $75,000 a ...

Know about Damascus International Airport in detail. Find out the location of Damascus International Airport on Syria map and also find out airports near to Damascus. This airport locator is a very ...

Damascus has fallen. Once again. One of the oldest cities in the world has fallen. To rise again from its rubble, heralding a new order. In its rise and fall, Damascus has lessons for all ...

DAMASCUS, Syria—Rebel fighters and civilians ... a history of the Russian military, a map of northeastern Syria, a biography of himself. Strips of benzodiazepine antianxiety pills were in ...

Damascus (AFP) – Roaming the opulent Damascus home of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, Abu Omar felt a sense of giddy defiance being in the residence of the man he said had long ...

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