'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 ...
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 the Arabian ...
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UN rights chief urges reconciliation process in first Syria visit
In the first visit ever by a U.N. rights commissioner to Damascus, Turk met with the head of Syria's new administration, Ahmed al-Sharaa, and with victims of crimes the conflict.
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Turkish Airlines will resume flights to Damascus, officials say after visit by Syria’s new rulers
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish Airlines will resume its flights to Damascus, Syria, next week after a halt of more than a decade, officials said Wednesday following a visit by a delegation of ...
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Qatari aid plane arrives in Damascus as part of airlift to relief Syrian People
A Qatari Armed Forces plane landed at Damascus International Airport on ... to provide relief to the brotherly people in the sisterly Syrian Arab Republic and contribute to addressing their ...
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UN human rights chief calls for lifting Western sanctions on Syria as country rebuilds after Assad
DAMASCUS, Syria — The United Nations human rights chief on Wednesday called for the lifting of Western sanctions imposed on Syria over its yearslong civil war, now that former leader Bashar ...
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Turkish Airlines will resume flights to Damascus, officials say after visit by Syria's new rulers
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Officials say that Turkish Airlines will resume its flights to Damascus, Syria, next week after a halt of more than a decade. Wednesday's announcement by the CEO of Turkey ...
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Syria's new central bank chief vows to boost bank independence post Assad
DAMASCUS - Syria's new central bank governor, Maysaa Sabreen, said she wants to boost the institution's independence over monetary policy decisions, in what would be a sea change from the heavy ...
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Syrian authorities confirm: ISIS shrine attack prevented in Damascus
Syria’s Ministry of Interior confirmed to The Media Line on Saturday that it had thwarted an Islamic State (ISIS) bombing plot targeting the Sayyida Zainab shrine on the outskirts of Damascus ...