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The seven gates of Damascus… Seven planets in the orbit of history
Many historians, like Ibn Asaker, Hassan Al-Badri, and Muhammad Ezz Al-Din Al-Sayadi, describe the ancient gates of Damascus ...
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Syrian Jews hope for revival of ancient heritage
Syria's tiny Jewish community and Syrian Jews abroad are trying to build bridges after Bashar al-Assad's ouster in the hope ...
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Experts push to restore Syria’s heritage sites, including renowned Roman ruins at Palmyra
Palmyra, SANA- One of Syria’s six UNESCO World Heritage sites, Palmyra was once a key hub to the ancient Silk Road network ...
In One Devastated Syrian Suburb, the Only Sign of Life Is the Gravedigger
The former rebel stronghold of Jobar points to the challenges facing the new government as it embarks on rebuilding a broken country.
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 ...
UN envoy says creating an inclusive Syrian government could help lift sanctions
U.N. special envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen has said that formation of a “new inclusive government” in Damascus by March 1 ...
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Ancient amber beads found in Syria kept in museum for decades. They were ‘invaluable’
In an ancient city in Syria ... Hama is located in present-day western Syria, about a 136-mile drive from the nation’s capital of Damascus along the eastern border of Lebanon.