Syria’s Promise: Will new masters of Damascus deliver unity and justice?
Can Syria keep its promises? After the fall of Bashar al-Assad last December, the new rulers of Damascus are convening a one-day national dialogue conference.…
Return to Damascus: How to build the new Syria?
For exiled Syrians, this is their Berlin Wall moment—the doors to a homeland they thought they’d never see again suddenly swinging open. The heady days following December 8th and the fall of…
Israeli airstrike kills top Iranian general in Damascus
Syrian officials say an Israeli airstrike has destroyed Iran's consulate building in Damascus, killing at least five people. Iran's Revolutionary Guard says one of its commanders is among the dead. The Israeli…
Syrian fresh medicine graduates prepare to battle Covid
Mohammed Mostafa al-Mohammed started studying medicine in rebel-held northern Syria to help the victims of war, but instead he has graduated into a world battling the novel coronavirus pandemic. The 29-year-old graduate…
Israel ‘wide-scale strikes’ hit Iranian, Syrian targets near Damascus
Israel has said it attacked Iranian and Syrian military targets near Damascus in retaliation to Syrian rockets fired towards Israel the day before. Syria's air defenses destroyed most of Israel's missiles.…
Syrian state media denies blasts were Israeli strikes
Syrian state media say loud blasts from an airbase were from an explosion at an ammunitions dump caused by an electrical problem, but an official in the regional alliance backing Damascus says…
Syrian army declares recovery of last rebel bastion in Eastern Ghouta
The Syrian army on Saturday declared the recovery of the Douma district, the last rebel bastion in the Eastern Ghouta countryside of Damascus, after the evacuation of rebels and their families, according…
Damascus research lab targeted by air strikes sustains major damage
Buildings said to be part of a scientific research centre in the Damascus district of Barzeh were severely damaged following air strikes carried out by the U.S., France and Britain on Saturday…
Amateur video shows Syrian children rescued from collapsed buildings in Damascus suburb
Amateur video shows Syrian children rescued from collapsed buildings in Damascus suburb.…
Syrian army forces clash with rebels southwest of Damascus
Syrian army forces clash with rebels southwest of Damascus.…
Syrian, Ukrainian husband and wife flee conflict twice
After Yachya and Maria met in China, they planned to move to Damascus together. When war broke out in Syria, they decided to go to eastern Ukraine instead. Then the Russian flag…