Safe From Looting, Damascus Museum Reopens A Month After Assad's Fall
Syrians returned on Wednesday to the national museum in Damascus, reopened for the first time since Islamist-led forces seized the capital and ousted president Bashar al-Assad.
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US, French troops could secure Syria's northern border, Syrian Kurdish official says
Talks are taking place on whether U.S. and French troops could secure a border zone in northern Syria as part of efforts to ...
It was once the capital of Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance.’ Now a Syrian town grapples with its future
The Syrian shrine of Sayedah Zainab drew Iran-backed militiamen from throughout the region. With Assad's fall, they've fled, ...
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The New Great Game in the Middle East
Egypt gave up its role as the leader of the Arab World after the signing of the Camp David Accords with Israel in 1978, just ...
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First International Commercial Flight Since Assad’s Ouster Lands in Syria’s Capital
DAMASCUS: The first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad landed Tuesday at the Damascus airport, arriving from Qatar. Follow Us OnG-News | Whatsapp ...
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‘Thank God, the nightmare is over’: A Syrian returns home to Damascus to witness celebration and struggle
Azm, an archaeologist and former professor at Damascus University, left Syria with his family in 2006. He recently returned ...
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How the Gulf’s rulers want to harness the power of science
The Gulf’s rulers want to do better than that. Beset with the rising urgency to diversify their economies away from fossil ...
Inside Assad’s forces’ vast tunnels revealed under Syria’s Mount Qasioun
Underneath Mount Qasioun, the highest point overlooking Damascus, is a network of tunnels over 12 square kilometres allegedly connecting the Republican Guard HQ to the presidential palace.