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France raises flag at embassy in Damascus after 12-year closure, foreign ministry says

December 17, 2024 7:07 pm

France, which cut ties with Assad in 2012, has said a political transition in Syria must be credible and inclusive, in line with a framework issued by the United Nations.

As rebels take Damascus, Assad flees Syria; given asylum in Russia: reports

December 09, 2024 5:46 am

Assad's government -- known for generations as heading one of the harshest police states in the entire Middle East with hundreds of thousands of political prisoners in its gulag -- melted away overnight.

After rebels capture Damascus, Syrians enter Assad's palaces, take valuables

December 08, 2024 10:08 pm

Earlier on Sunday, Islamist rebels led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) marched into Damascus, and eventually announced that they had "freed Damascus” and overthrown Assad’s regime while freeing all jailed prisoners.

First Syrian jet in over a decade transports Muslim worshippers to Saudi Arabia for Hajj pilgrimage

May 28, 2024 7:16 pm

A second plane of pilgrims is set to depart from Damascus to Jeddah late Tuesday.

Car bomb in Damascus kills one, drone strike near Lebanon border targets two vehicles amid Syrian civil war

May 25, 2024 10:31 pm

Several airstrikes have hit the tightly-secured neighborhood over the past months, mostly targeting Iranian officials.

Iranian embassy attack in Syria: Five questions answered

April 03, 2024 5:46 pm

Following the suspected Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Iran is threatening to retaliate. There is a growing fear of an escalation in the conflict. A summary of the key developments.

Iran says it will retaliate for Israel's attack on its Damascus consulate

April 02, 2024 4:31 pm

Israel has long targeted Iran's military installations in Syria and those of its proxies, but Monday's attack was the first time it apparently hit the vast embassy compound itself. An Israeli military spokesperson declined to comment.

Israeli strike on Iran's consulate in Syria killed two generals, Iranian officials say

April 02, 2024 7:19 am

An Israeli military spokesperson said: "We do not comment on reports in the foreign media."

Israeli strike on Damascus kills 4 Iranian Revolutionary Guards: Report

January 20, 2024 3:56 pm

Israel has long pursued a bombing campaign against Iran-linked targets in Syria. But it has shifted to deadlier strikes in the wake of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by militants of the Iranian-backed Palestinian Islamist group Hamas from Gaza.

Airstrike hits busy market in opposition-held northwestern Syria and kills at least 9 people

June 26, 2023 3:42 pm

The strike comes a day after Moscow's top mercenary group briefly revolted against Russian President Vladimir Putin.

DAMASCUS PHOTOS

In pictures | Victory rally in Damascus held to mark Syria's liberation

December 14, 2024 3:52 am

In the capital, crowds assembled at the Umayyad Mosque for prayers before joining jubilant victory rallies called by rebel leaders.

The best of World Press Photo Awards 2013

February 14, 2014 7:29 pm

The first image shows African migrants on the shore of Djibouti city at night, raising their phones in an attempt to capture an inexpensive signal from neighboring Somalia.

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