damascus Archives

Home
damascus

Tag: damascus

World

AFP
Jun 24, 2025

Shadowy extremist group claims Damascus church attack

A statement from Saraya Ansar al-Sunna says a group operative “blew up the Saint Elias church in the Dwelaa neighbourhood of Damascus”

Latest

Reuters
Feb 27, 2025

More than 1,000 Syrians died in airport prison under Assad, report says

Although detainees saw nothing except their cell walls or the interrogation room, they could hear “occasional shootings, shot by shot, every couple of days.”

Latest

Reuters
Jan 11, 2025

Syrian intelligence says it thwarted Islamic State attack on Shi’ite shrine

Syrians and foreign powers worry that the country’s new leaders may impose strict Islamic governance on a country with numerous minority groups

World

DW
Dec 16, 2024

EU to send envoy to Damascus

Israeli troops have seized control of a UN demilitarized buffer zone between Syria and the Israeli occupied Golan Heights.

World

Web Desk
Dec 15, 2024

Turkish embassy reopens in Syria after 12 years

The Syrian embassy is continuing operations uninterrupted in Istanbul since the sudden end of the Bashar Assad regime this month.

World

Reuters
Dec 12, 2024

Syrian refugees in Europe fear being forced home after Assad’s fall

It is not clear if asylum seekers will be forced home. ProAsyl, a German NGO providing legal help to asylum seekers, said cases would be in limbo until the foreign ministry publishes its updated security assessment report on Syria, which could take months.

World

Web Desk
Dec 11, 2024

Israel says its air strikes destroyed most of Syria’s strategic weapons stockpiles

Over 48 hours, Israel jets conducted more than 350 strikes onn anti-aircraft batteries, military airfields, et cetera.

World

Reuters
Dec 09, 2024

With Assad ousted, a new era begins in Syria

The lightning advance of a militia alliance spearheaded by Hayat al-Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a former al-Qaeda affiliate, marked one of the biggest turning points for the Middle East in generations.