The Art Newspaper5d
After the collapse of the Assad regime, Syrians are working to preserve their country's heritage
Local and international experts are filling a government void, and have begun the process of mapping and assessing sites ...
Qatar's Emir visits Syria, first head of state to visit Damascus since Assad's fall
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani visited Damascus on Thursday and met newly declared transitional President Ahmed ...
The New York Times6d
Egypt Fears Syria’s Revolutionary Fervor Could Be Contagious
Since the ouster of Syria’s longtime dictator on Dec. 8, Egyptian leaders have watched events in the Syrian capital, Damascus ... a costly new capital city complete with a gleaming presidential ...
Middle East Eye1d
How Syrian mutinies and betrayal sunk Iran's support for Assad
Though Tehran scrambled to help the Assads face off the rebel assault, soldiers were turning on their own commanders ...
Ancient amber beads found in Syria kept in museum for decades. They were ‘invaluable’
The beads were identified as amber, something that was not common in Syria during the Iron Age and originated from the Baltic ...
Syrian Civil War: What led to the fall of the regime
In the words of Axios ‘ news director, the Syrian Civil War “changed everything,” leading to the climax of the Global War on ...
WRAL3d
At least 19 killed mostly women in a car bomb explosion in northern Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A car bomb exploded on the outskirts of a northern Syrian city on Monday, killing at least 19 people, all but one of them women, and leaving more than a dozen wounded ...
The Straits Times5d
Syria arrests Assad-era officer seen as responsible for triggering 2011 uprising
DAMASCUS - Syrian authorities have arrested a former ... country's 2011 uprising due to a crackdown on protests in the southern city of Daraa, state media said. Atef Najib, a brigadier general ...
The Straits Times5d
Syria arrests Assad-era officer credited with triggering 2011 uprising
DAMASCUS - Syrian authorities have arrested a former ... country's 2011 uprising due to a crackdown on protests in the southern city of Daraa, state media said. Atef Najib, a brigadier general ...
Middle East Eye6d
They won the war. Can Syria's new leaders rebuild the country?
Some fear they aren't moving fast enough to fix it In Syria, the clock is ticking. Just seven weeks ago, Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) fighters and allied rebel groups took Damascus after a ...
Tri-City Herald6d
Ancient amber beads found in Syria kept in museum for decades. They were ‘invaluable’
In an ancient city in Syria, excavations made nearly a century ... about a 136-mile drive from the nation’s capital of Damascus along the eastern border of Lebanon. The research team includes ...