When Syria's new leaders shut 60 Damascus bars, drinkers protested, and the government reversed itself. It's an example of ...
By Neil Hauer for bnm IntelliNews in Damascus The end of the 54-year rule of Syria’s Assad regime came so quickly that many ...
Rabbi Yusuf Hamra smells a citrus fruit with former neighbors in Old Damascus. "The scent of Damascus was orange blossoms and jasmine," said his son Henry. The Syrian president sent a key advisor ...
US Department of State cautions citizens of increased possibility of attacks during Eid DAMASCUS: The US embassy in Syria has warned its citizens of an "increased possibility" of attacks during ...
The White Helmets did not dare set foot near Damascus for years after dictator Bashar al-Assad branded the famed civic ...
We arrived two days before Ramadan, and the market in Old Damascus was packed shoulder to shoulder, with the occasional motorcycle working its way through the crowd. The new Syrian flag ...
As Eid al-Fitr approaches, bakeries across Damascus are busy preparing maamoul and other confections made with wheat flour ...
FILE - Rabbi Yusuf Hamra, left, and his son Henry take pictures as they visit the Al-Raqi synagogue in the old city of Damascus Feb. 18, 2025. The Syrian-American Jewish family returned for the ...