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          Damascus

          The National

          Shadi's take on the return of international flights to Damascus airport

          CartoonJanuary 06, 2025
          A man sells spices in the Medhat Pasha market in the old part of the capital Damascus. Syrian economy is in turmoil following several years of conflict. AFP

          Syria’s new central bank head faces monumental task with economy in turmoil

          EconomyJanuary 01, 2025
          People pose for photos in front of a Christmas tree and nativity scene in the Bab Touma neighbourhood of Damascus on Christmas Eve. AP Photo

          First Christmas in a free Syria a litmus test for country's new administration

          MENADecember 25, 2024
          Christian youths stage a sit-in inside the Mariamite church in Damascus. AFP

          Christians in Damascus protest against burning of Christmas tree in Hama

          MENADecember 24, 2024
          Ahmad Al Shara, centre, Syria's de facto leader and head of Hayat Tahrir Al Sham, holds an interim government meeting in Damascus. Reuters

          Key HTS figures take top posts in Syria's interim government

          MENADecember 22, 2024
          A member of the Syrian Civil Defense group, the White Helmets, stands on a truck next to bodies piled up at the site where human remains were discovered along a road leading to the airport in Damascus, Syria, 16 December 2024. According to the White Helmets, 17 bodies and 24 bags containing human bones were found dumped on the side of the road leading to Damascus International Airport, and an investigation was launched to determine the identities of the bodies and the circumstances of death. EPA / MOHAMMED AL RIFAI

          Canvas bags with human remains found in Damascus countryside

          MENADecember 20, 2024
          The National

          Shadi's take on the reopening of Damascus airport

          CartoonDecember 18, 2024
          An Israeli flag flies from a hilltop near the line that separates the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights from Syria. The Golan Heights have been occupied by Israel’s military since 1967 and was incorporated into Israel’s territory unilaterally in 1981. AP

          More Israeli settlements in the Golan sets the stage for conflict with Syria

          EditorialDecember 17, 2024
          Artists say they no longer feel 'muzzled' after the downfall of Syrian leader Bashar Al Assad. Reuters

          'It's vital': Artists call on creative peers who fled Syria to return

          CultureDecember 16, 2024
          Umayyad Mosque in the centre of Damascus shortly after rebels declared that they had taken the Syrian capital. AFP

          Syria can use its rich history to build a bright future

          CommentDecember 13, 2024
          The Maarrawi family are based in Dubai but hope to be part of rebuilding Syria. Photo: Fayez Maarrawi

          Joy tinged with anxiety as Syrians in UAE fear for thousands missing

          UAEDecember 10, 2024
          People arrive to celebrate the fall of the Syrian government in Damascus. AP

          ‘Welcome to Free Syria’: jubilant Damascus residents grapple with uncertainty

          MENADecember 08, 2024
          Israeli tanks deploy next to the security fence near the Druze village of Majdal Shams on the Israeli border with Syria. EPA

          Israeli tanks roll into Golan Heights buffer zone as Assad regime falls

          MENADecember 08, 2024
          People injured in air strikes receive medical treatment at a hospital in Idlib, northern Syria. EPA

          At least 25 killed in counter air strikes by Syrian army on rebels in north-west

          MENADecember 02, 2024
          A residential building in the Kfar Souseh district of Damascus hit by Israeli strikes in February. Israel has expanded attacks on the Syrian capital. AFP

          Israel strikes heavily guarded district in Damascus as tension grows

          MENAOctober 24, 2024
          A crater inside a residential complex following an Israeli strike in the neighbourhood of Kafr Souseh in Damascus. AFP

          Israel strikes 'security square' in Damascus in latest Gaza war spillover

          MENAJuly 14, 2024