Naming of New Syrian President Is Met With Some Wariness at Home
While some Syrians celebrated Ahmed al-Shara as head of state, others questioned how the decision to elevate the rebel leader ...
Khaleej Times on MSN1d
Books banned under Assad now on sale at Damascus shops
Books recounting torture in Syrian prisons or texts on radical Islamic theology now sit openly in Damascus bookstores, no ...
Daily Sabah7d
Turkish Airlines' Damascus flights restart after 13-year hiatus
Türkiye's flag carrier, Turkish Airlines (THY), restarted its flights to the Syrian capital, landing in Damascus on Thursday, ...
Russian diplomats make first Syria visit since Assad's fall
The first Russian official delegation to visit Syria since the toppling of long-term Moscow ally Bashar al-Assad has arrived ...
Kurdistan 246d
Saudi FM Visits Damascus in First Trip since Assad’s Fall
Shara, the leader of Syria’s new administration, who has expressed interest in turning a new page in bilateral relations, ...
Al-Monitor7d
First Turkish Airlines plane lands in Syria in more than a decade
"The first Turkish Airlines passenger plane landed at Damascus International Airport after a hiatus of some 13 years, with ...
Al-Monitor on MSN10d
Missing US journalist's mother says new Syria leaders 'determined' to find son
The mother of US journalist Austin Tice, who went missing in Syria in 2012, said on Monday in Damascus that the war-torn ...
Philippine Daily Inquirer29d
New year hope reigns in a Damascus freed from Assad
DAMASCUS — Umayyad Square in Damascus hummed to the throngs of people brandishing “revolution” flags as Syria saw in the new year with “hope” following 13 years of civil war. Gunshots ...
The New York Times27d
European Ministers Visit Syria to Strengthen Ties With New Government
“We are traveling to Damascus today to offer our support ... on Friday following reported Israeli strikes.Credit...Aref Tammawi/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Israel has conducted ...