The last Jews of Damascus: A journey through memory and ruins
Inside Syria's ancient capital, a lone Jewish guardian watches over abandoned properties while Islamist rulers patrol the ...
Foreign Affairs5d
Don’t Let Geopolitics Ruin Syria’s Transition
The rebel offensive benefited from careful preparation and the support of Turkey, which occupies territory in Syria’s north ...
Austin Tice's mother, in Damascus, hopes to find son missing since 2012
The mother of American journalist Austin Tice, who was taken captive during a reporting trip to Syria in August 2012, arrived ...
Nearly 30% of Syrians want to go home, up from almost zero, UN refugee chief says
Almost 30% of the millions of Syrian refugees living in Middle Eastern countries want to return home in the next year, ...
Houston Chronicle11d
A train station was once the pride of Syria's capital. Some see it as a symbol of revival after war
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A train station in Damascus was once ... The nearby neighborhood of Al-Assali is now mostly in ruins ...
Le Monde.fr26d
In Damascus, among the ruins of Qaboun, the ghost of community tensions
It's unbelievable," deplored Farid al-Atrash, a blacksmith, as he explored the ruins of his family home ... the slopes of Mount Qasioun northeast of Damascus, is now nothing but a tangle of ...
KLCC5d
As Syria rebuilds, hope collides with painful memories in one Damascus neighborhood
After the fall of Syria's despotic Assad regime, life is slowly returning to one Damascus neighborhood, where the violence and painful memories of the past are still literally being unearthed.
ABC News12d
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 ... The nearby neighborhood of Al-Assali is now mostly in ruins after becoming a no man’s land between the station and the ...