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A train station was once the pride of Syria's capital. Some see it as a symbol of revival after war
A train station in Damascus was once the pride of the Syrian capital, an essential link between Europe and ... linking Muslim ...
Syria's economic pains far from over despite Assad's ouster
Samir al-Baghdad grabbed his pickax and walked up a wobbly set of stairs made of cinderblocks and rubble. He is rebuilding ...
Los Angeles Times19d
It was once the capital of Iran’s ‘axis of resistance.’ Now a Syrian town grapples with its future
“This place became the political capital for all of ... abrupt end last month after Syria’s Sunni rebels toppled Assad, triggering a frantic exodus from the city by anyone who had been ...
The New York Times23d
In Damascus, Syrians Reclaim Freedoms Off Limits Under al-Assad
Residents of Syria’s capital are picnicking on a once-forbidden mountaintop and trading openly in dollars and imported Nescafe. They say the city seems theirs again. Mount Qasioun, which ...
WCTV1mon
Syria: How the capital city of Damascus fell
‘Sports Illustrated’ has named Simone Biles as its Sportsperson of the Year. (Source: WLS, KTRK, POOL, CNN, Gray News) The find is thought to date back to around 166 million years ago and ...
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Assad regime in peril as insurgents near Syria’s capital: What to know
Syrian rebels on Saturday battled government forces in an effort to take control of the crucial city of Homs as they advanced toward the country’s capital, Damascus — moves that catapulted ...
'The only word was welcome': Syrian Americans triumphantly return to native land
Crossing the border from Jordan on Dec. 29, one North Jersey man had tears in his eyes. “I hugged the first Syrian person I ...
Los Angeles Times29d
Syria’s de facto leader says it could take up to 4 years to hold elections
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the airstrike targeted a weapons depot that belonged to Assad’s forces near the industrial town of Adra, northeast of the capital.
Syria's southern rebels loom large as the country's new rulers try to form an army
Syria's interim rulers are trying to form a united national army after the fall of Bashar Assad late last year ...
Newsday10d
A train station was once the pride of Syria's capital. Some see it as a symbol of revival after war
DAMASCUS, Syria — A train station in Damascus was once the pride of the Syrian capital, an essential link ... Asia via what is now Turkey to the holy city of Medina in present-day Saudi Arabia.