New head of Syria’s tiny Jewish community thrives despite uncertainty
Bakhour Chamntoub was recently appointed as the head of Syria’s Jewish community by the new Syrian government of Ahmed ...
Dancing in Damascus: Syrians cling to culture under Islamists' rule
On a wintry night in Damascus, hundreds of people packed into a courtyard in the Old City, dancing and singing during a ...
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Syrian Jews’ homecoming brings hope for reconstruction and a permanent return after decades in exile
As Rabbi Yusuf Hamra and his son Henry were visiting Damascus this week for the first time since emigrating from Syria to the ...
The Syrian teenager who sprayed four words on a wall and started an uprising
It was a small act of teenage defiance that sparked a revolution, a moment forever inscribed in Syrian history.
In Duma, planting the seeds of Syria's postwar future
After the Assad regime fell, Syrian Huda Khayti returned to her hometown, Duma. The ruined city confronted her with the past, ...
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Syria's standup comedians fly in new freedom
The audience has gathered to watch a show by Styria, a group of Syrian comedians attempting to spread standup culture. Before ...
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Syria’s National Dialogue Conference to kick off Tuesday
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Syria’s National Dialogue’s preparatory committee said on Sunday that they will begin sending ...
Syrian national dialogue conference to begin on February 25, preparatory committee says
Syria's new authorities will hold a national dialogue conference starting on February 25 to discuss the country's future, two members of its preparatory committee said on Sunday.
Fewer Than 10 Jews Live in Syria. A Diaspora Is Edging Back.
Émigrés hope the battered country—sometimes a haven, sometimes a persecutor—can again be home under the new government.
Syrian leader Sharaa meets Chinese envoy in first bilateral exchange since fall of Assad
Meeting seen as major diplomatic development since armed rebels led by Sharaa’s HTS ousted Beijing-friendly Assad, despite ...
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Türkiye-made carpets cover floors of Umayyad Mosque in Damascus
Renovation efforts continue at the historic Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, the capital of Syria, following the fall of the Assad ...
Syria’s north-east begins supplying oil to Damascus, oil ministry says
It is the first public acknowledgement of internal oil deliveries from Syria's oil-rich north-east to the Islamist-run government. Read more at straitstimes.com.