Al-Monitor15d
Al-Monitor Doha: Syrian Symphony arrives
Grammy-nominated conductor Alastair Willis leads the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra for the world premiere of the Desert Rose symphony by Syrian ... the capital Doha, on Oct. 31, 2022. — KARIM ...
The American Conservative27d
Iran to Move Capital to Southern Coast
The recent collapse of the Syrian Arab Republic, was caused in part by uprisings in and around the capital city of Damascus ... stated that the exact location of the new capital has yet to ...
Kyiv Post23d
Russian Ships Blocked From Entering Naval Base in Syria, Stranding Troops, Weapons
Two Russian naval assault ships, the Large Landing Ships Ivan Gren and Alexander Otrakovsky, are also in the area and waiting for clearance to enter Tartus, but their location transmitters ... and ...
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From Afghanistan to Suyriastan: How geopolitics reshaped Syria's trajectory
He was transferred to Khmeimim Russian air base in Latakia city before deporting ... a historic vantage point over the Syrian capital, is not just a physical location but a symbolic marker of ...
National Geographic news2d
Petra lost and found
In the early 1800s, a Swiss explorer tricked his way into Petra, the ancient oasis whose location ... capital, Petra, rested on the trade routes that passed through the city.
AINA6d
The Tombs of the Assyrian Queens Yaba, Banitu, and Atalia
The city of Kalkhu was a capital ... in its original location in the city of Ashur. The sarcophagus in the tomb chamber contained hundreds of items including jewelry, vessels, ornaments, seals and ...
Another car bomb in a northern Syria city kills at least 19, mostly women
Hospitals workers say at least 19 people were killed all but one of them women when a car bomb exploded on the outskirts of a ...
In Syria, the fighting is over, but a resource-rich region is left in limbo
Zour, which remains divided between Syria's new government and a Kurdish-backed militia, is a hostage to competing ambitions.
The New York Times7d
Egypt Fears Syria’s Revolutionary Fervor Could Be Contagious
Since Islamist rebels overthrew the Assad dictatorship in Syria, Egypt ... even as he inaugurated a costly new capital city complete with a gleaming presidential palace. “People are seriously ...
The New York Times8d
Syria’s New President Pledges Unity in First Address
On Thursday, Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, visited Damascus and met with Mr. al-Shara in the first visit by a head of state to the Syrian capital since the rebels seized power.
The Associated Press - Business News on MSN13d
Syria's economic pains far from over despite Assad's ouster
Damascus, Syria — Samir al-Baghdad grabbed his pickax and walked up a wobbly set of stairs made of cinderblocks and rubble.
US-backed commander says his Kurdish-led group wants a secular and civil state in post-Assad Syria
The commander of the main U.S.-backed force in Syria says that the recent ouster of the Assad family from power should be ...