Tag: Damascus (Syria)
In Syria, a City Shattered by War Asks for Its Sacrifice...
Mohammed al-Abad, a wiry young man wearing black jeans and wraparound shades, drives his motorcycle several times a week up a gravel hill...
What It Was Like Inside Syria’s Most Fearsome Prison
No place in Syria was more feared than Sednaya prison during the Assad family’s decades-long, iron-fisted rule. Situated on a barren...
Photos: A Road Trip Through Syria After the Fall of Bashar...
After one of the most brutal wars of this century, a new Syria is rising from the disastrous legacy of...
Israel Recovers Troves of Documents Belonging to Its Most Famous Spy
For decades, Israel has been trying to recover the remains of Eli Cohen, one of its most famous spies, who was executed in...
Trump to Lift Sanctions on Syria, Meet with New President
President Trump said on Tuesday that he would lift sanctions on Syria, throwing an economic lifeline to a country devastated by nearly 14...
Israel Launches Airstrikes Near Presidential Palace in Damascus
Israeli fighter jets struck near the presidential palace in Damascus, the Syrian capital, early Friday, in what Israel’s leaders said was a message...
Syria Likely Has Over 100 Chemical Weapons Sites, Inspectors Say
More than 100 chemical weapons sites are suspected to remain in Syria, left behind after the fall of the longtime president, Bashar al-Assad,...
Naming of New Syrian President Is Met With Some Wariness at...
In the Syrian capital, Damascus, anticipation was running high on Wednesday. Ahmed al-Shara, who led the overthrow of longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad, was...
Rebel Leader Who Overthrew al-Assad is Declared Syria’s President
The rebel coalition that seized control of Syria last month appointed its leader, Ahmed al-Shara, as president of the country to preside over...
Mother of Missing U.S. Journalist Asks Syria’s New Leaders for Help
The mother of Austin Tice, an American journalist abducted in Syria, said on Monday that she had met with Syria’s new leader in...
