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Syrians celebrate a month since Assad’s overthrow with revolutionary songs in Damascus
A packed concert hall in Damascus came alive this week with cheers as Wasfi Maasarani, a renowned singer and symbol of the Syrian uprising, performed in celebration of “Syria’s victory.”
In Damascus, Syrians Reclaim Freedoms Off Limits Under al-Assad
Residents of Syria’s capital are picnicking on a once-forbidden mountaintop and trading openly in dollars and imported Nescafe. They say the city seems theirs again.
From Aleppo to Damascus: Scenes of a post-Assad Syria
Assad's regime, FRANCE 24’s Wassim Nasr travelled to Syria to interview rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, better known by his nom de guerre Abu Mohammed
Joy at Damascus airport as Syrians welcome first flight since Assad's ouster
Syrians at Damascus airport greet relatives with tears of joy, while others dance and sing and carry balloons and flowers, as international flights resume at Syria's main airport for the first time since the toppling of president Bashar al-Assad last month.
Syrians celebrate month since Assad overthrown with revolutionary songs in Damascus
Renowned Syrian singer returns after exile, performs revolutionary songs in packed concert hall celebrating "Syria's victory."
Songs of revolution fill Damascus hall during concert by popular Syrian singer
A packed concert hall in Damascus on Wednesday came alive with cheers as Wasfi Maasarani, a renowned singer and symbol of the Syrian uprising, performed in celebration of “Syria’s victory."
Act now or let Assad and his mob get away scot-free
Following my trip to Syria this week, I am even more convinced that parliament’s decision in September 2013 not to strike and ...
Safe From Looting, Damascus Museum Reopens A Month After Assad's Fall
Syrians returned on Wednesday to the national museum in Damascus, reopened for the first time since Islamist-led forces ...
Syria’s Damascus International Airport to resume global flights following the fall of Assad’s regime
International flights in and out of Syria’s main airport in Damascus will resume next week after being halted since rebels ...
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Lawyers urge ICC to issue arrest warrant for Bashar al-Assad over Syria war crimes
Human rights lawyers Gülden Sönmez and Cihad Gökdemir have urged the ICC prosecutor to issue arrest warrants without delay.
Syria's Kurdish community at the center of a post-Assad game of geopolitical tug-of-war
The fall of longtime strongman Bashar al-Assad has created a power vacuum that threatens some of the United States' ...
Assad loyalist tied to a tree and shot in the head in public execution
An Assad loyalist was executed in public by fighters linked to the country’s new Islamist-led administration, according to a ...
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Mazen al-Hamada was 'lured' back to Syria by spy working for Assad's secret service
Dutch investigation reveals that the prominent activist, a refugee in the Netherlands, returned to Syria following promises ...
Stampede kills four people, injures 16 in Umayyad Mosque in Damascus
(Reuters) -Four people were killed and 16 injured in a stampede in the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Damascus on Friday, the Syrian state news agency (SANA) said. Five children suffered fractures, severe ...