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 ...
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Syria accuses Israel of stealing valuable artifacts from ancient Damascus synagogoue
(JTA) — Syria has accused Israel of stealing ancient and valuable Jewish artifacts from a historic synagogue near Damascus. In an official complaint filed with the United Nations Security ...
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Ancient Antioch after Assad
The fall of the regime in Damascus has also led to a backlash against the Orthodox patriarchate heir to one of the most ...
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Torah Scroll rescued from ancient Syrian synagogue to be returned - report
In 2013, during the Syrian Civil War, Kahana visited one of the oldest synagogues in the world, the Jobar Synagogue, situated in the Damascus district. According to Jewish News, Kahana took a ...
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Syria’s de facto leader says it could take up to 4 years to hold elections
Members of the HTS rebel group that overthrew the Assad regime pose for a portrait in the ancient town of old Damascus, in Syria, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024 (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy) A boy prepares ...
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The Roads That Built Empires: Ancient Routes of the Middle East
By Islam Salah Imagine a world without highways, planes, or ships—where goods and ideas traveled on the backs of camels along ...