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Syria’s Easter Celebrations Pass Peacefully, in Early Test of New Government
At least in the capital, Damascus, the Christian holiday festivities were protected and joyfully observed. Religious ...
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A cautious return to a Damascus neighbourhood marred by Syria’s war
In the Damascus neighbourhood of Jobar, which saw some of the war’s fiercest fighters, hidden dangers are lurking amongst the ...
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With Assad gone and Syria's war over, the White Helmets have a new mission
Now their founder is in the new government and... DAMASCUS, Syria — When a dozen firefighters showed up within minutes to douse a mattress that accidentally caught fire on the roof of his ...
Syrian president meets a US Congress member on an unofficial visit to Damascus
Syria’s president has received a Republican member of Congress in the first visit to the country by American legislators ...
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South Korea establishes diplomatic relations with Syria, a longtime friend of rival North Korea
South Korea now has diplomatic relations with all 191 U.N. member states except for its war-divided rival, North Korea.
U.S. congressmen visit Syria in first trip since Assad's ouster
Two U.S. Congress members landed in Damascus on Friday to meet Syrian officials, the first visit by American lawmakers to the ...
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With Assad gone and Syria's war over, the White Helmets have a new mission
DAMASCUS, Syria — When a dozen firefighters showed up within minutes to douse a mattress that accidentally caught fire on the roof of his apartment building, Mohamed Bassem Said was gobsmacked.
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Syrian president meets a US Congress member on an unofficial visit to Damascus
DAMASCUS — Syria’s president on Saturday received a Republican member of Congress in the first visit to the country by American legislators since the ouster of former leader Bashar Assad in ...