August 21, 2014
11:23 pm

This August 21, 2013, citizen journalism image provided by the Media Office Of Douma City shows a Syrian man mourning over a dead body after an alleged poisonous gas attack fired by regime forces, according to activists, in Douma town, Damascus, Syria. (photo credit: AP Photo/Media Office Of Douma City, File)

Year after deadly gas attack, Assad comeback leaves Syrians bitter

Sarin deaths shocked world, but didn’t lead to international action against regime, which now may work with West against Islamic State

By Zeina Karam

July 23, 2014
10:06 am

A Syrian army soldier secures the entrance of a tunnel reportedly dug by rebels fighters in Jobar, a mostly rebel-held area on the eastern outskirts of Damascus, on June 2, 2014. (photo credit: AFP/Joseph Eid)

Rebel-held eastern Damascus hit by fierce clashes

Jobar district is surrounded by regime-held territory and lies along important access routes to the capital

By AFP

July 16, 2014
4:47 pm

A handout picture released on the official Facebook page of the Syrian Presidency shows Syrian President Bashar Assad (C) arriving for a swearing-in ceremony on July 16, 2014 at the presidential palace in Damascus (photo credit: AFP / HO / The official page of the Syrian presidency)

Syria’s Assad sworn in, takes swipe at West

Ahead of his new 7-year term, president vows to strike at rebels in country and at their supporters worldwide

By AFP

July 7, 2014
6:47 am

Israeli soldiers work on their tank following the first death on the Israeli side of the Golan since the Syrian civil war erupted more than three years ago, near the Israeli village of Alonei Habashan, close to the Quneitra border crossing, Sunday, June 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Israel fires into Syria after mortar shell hits Golan

Incident marks first flare-up since deadly cross-border fire that killed teenager on border fence

By Lazar Berman and AP

June 28, 2014
6:26 pm

Illustrative photo of demonstrators chanting in support of the Islamic State in Iraq as they wave flags in front of the provincial government headquarters in Mosul. (photo credit: AP)

Blast in Damascus suburb market kills 2

Car bomb targets crowd of shoppers a day before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan

By Albert Aji and Bassem Mroue

June 23, 2014
10:22 pm

Syria says 4 killed in Israeli strike, but mum on response

Damascus admits 9 hurt in ‘flagrant violation’ of sovereignty, in first comment on overnight attack

By RYAN LUCAS and Josef Federman

June 9, 2014
2:11 pm

Rashid Hallak, a former professional storyteller, poses for a portrait in Damascus, Syria. For more than 20 years, the Storyteller of Damascus entertained crowds in a centuries-old cafe in the Syrian capital with long, poetic tales. Hallak was the most famous of the few remaining “hakawatis” in Syria. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)

Famed Syrian storyteller shares his country’s sorrow

The tale of Rashid Hallak, once a highly regarded ‘hakawati,’ now illuminates tragedy of ongoing civil war

By Diaa Hadid

June 6, 2014
2:02 pm

A Syrian army soldier makes his way in a tunnel reportedly previously used by rebel fighters in Jobar, a mostly rebel-held area on the eastern outskirts of Damascus on June 2, 2014. (photo credit: AFP/JOSEPH EID)

Under Damascus, rebels and army battle in maze of tunnels

Sides wage campaigns against each other using ‘world’s largest ever network’ of underground passageways

By Sammy Ketz

June 5, 2014
11:44 pm

A young man receives medical treatment after what Syrian rebels claim was a chemical weapons attack in the Jobar neighborhood of Damascus on September 12, 2013 screen capture: YouTube)

Fatal chemical attack reported in Damascus suburb

Two dead and seven injured in an ‘unknown chemical gas’ attack northeast of the capital, hospital claims

By Elhanan Miller

May 30, 2014
5:52 pm

Two Syrian national flags hang on a pole as government officials inspect damages in the city of Homs, Syria, on May 8, 2014. (photo credit: AP)

Thousands flee Syrian cities ahead of election

Rebel groups threaten to bombard Damascus, attack populated areas to deter citizens from participating in presidential vote

By Bassem Mroue

May 20, 2014
3:49 am

Lima, Peru. (photo credit: CC BY-SA Imperial94, Flickr)

Six places closer than Mars with homes for under NIS 600k

The treasury thinks Israel is awash in cheap housing. While that’s a fiction, several world-class cities still boast prices that make Jerusalem look like Park Place

By Joshua Davidovich

May 18, 2014
4:38 pm

This image taken from video provided by Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a fire burning at the site of a Syrian government airstrike on a gas station in the eastern Damascus suburb of Mleiha, Syria, on Wednesday, January 2, 2013. (photo credit: AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video)

Syrian air force chief said killed near Damascus

Security official says General Hussein Isaac died in combat in besieged town of Mleiha

By AFP

May 12, 2014
4:43 pm

Pictures of President Bashar Assad, his late father and predecessor Hafez Assad, and Lebanese Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah are displayed at a street shop on May 11, 2014 in the capital Damascus. (photo credit: AFP/JOSEPH EID)

Assad omnipresent in Damascus ahead of vote

Posters of Syrian president adorn nearly every wall in capital as election, thought to be one-horse race, nears

By Rana Moussaoui

May 11, 2014
6:53 pm

In this Sunday, April 20, 2014 file photo, released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, visits the Christian village of Maaloula, near Damascus, Syria. (photo credit: AP/SANA, File)

Syria opens presidential campaign as war rages on

Bashar Assad is expected to win yet another seven-year term; opposition denounces June 3 elections as a sham

By Albert Aji

May 6, 2014
2:39 pm

Residents of the besieged Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp wait to leave the camp, on the southern edge of the Syrian capital Damascus, Syria, Feb. 4, 2014 (photo credit: AP/SANA)

Lebanon under fire for returning Palestinians to Syria

Refugees fleeing camps in war-torn country refused entry by Beirut, Human Rights Watch says

By AFP

Topic: Damascus

Year after deadly gas attack, Assad comeback leaves Syrians bitter

Sarin deaths shocked world, but didn’t lead to international action against regime, which now may work with West against Islamic State

Rebel-held eastern Damascus hit by fierce clashes

Jobar district is surrounded by regime-held territory and lies along important access routes to the capital

Syria’s Assad sworn in, takes swipe at West

Ahead of his new 7-year term, president vows to strike at rebels in country and at their supporters worldwide

Israel fires into Syria after mortar shell hits Golan

Incident marks first flare-up since deadly cross-border fire that killed teenager on border fence

Blast in Damascus suburb market kills 2

Car bomb targets crowd of shoppers a day before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan

Syria says 4 killed in Israeli strike, but mum on response

Damascus admits 9 hurt in ‘flagrant violation’ of sovereignty, in first comment on overnight attack

Famed Syrian storyteller shares his country’s sorrow

The tale of Rashid Hallak, once a highly regarded ‘hakawati,’ now illuminates tragedy of ongoing civil war

Under Damascus, rebels and army battle in maze of tunnels

Sides wage campaigns against each other using ‘world’s largest ever network’ of underground passageways

Fatal chemical attack reported in Damascus suburb

Two dead and seven injured in an ‘unknown chemical gas’ attack northeast of the capital, hospital claims

Thousands flee Syrian cities ahead of election

Rebel groups threaten to bombard Damascus, attack populated areas to deter citizens from participating in presidential vote

Six places closer than Mars with homes for under NIS 600k

The treasury thinks Israel is awash in cheap housing. While that’s a fiction, several world-class cities still boast prices that make Jerusalem look like Park Place

Syrian air force chief said killed near Damascus

Security official says General Hussein Isaac died in combat in besieged town of Mleiha

Assad omnipresent in Damascus ahead of vote

Posters of Syrian president adorn nearly every wall in capital as election, thought to be one-horse race, nears

Syria opens presidential campaign as war rages on

Bashar Assad is expected to win yet another seven-year term; opposition denounces June 3 elections as a sham

Lebanon under fire for returning Palestinians to Syria

Refugees fleeing camps in war-torn country refused entry by Beirut, Human Rights Watch says

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