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New leaders in Damascus call for cordial Syria ties with a resistant Israel

"Our problem is not with Israel. We don't want to meddle in anything that will threaten Israel's security," Damascus Governor Maher Marwan tells NPR. Syria and Israel have never had diplomatic ties.

Associated Press · 16h

Libyan minister meets Syria’s de facto leader in Damascus

Libya's Minister of Communications and Political Affairs arrived in Damascus on Saturday to hold meetings with Syria's interim authorities.

Hindustan Times · 15h

Libyan official says discussed energy, migration with new Syria leader

"We expressed our full support for the Syrian authorities in the success of the important transitional phase," Libyan Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs Walid Ellafi told reporters after the meeting.

Syria, Assad and Damascus

The Washington Post on MSN · 21d

Live updates: Assad regime falls in Syria as rebels in Damascus claim victory on state TV

Syrian rebels said they had entered Damascus early Sunday local time, in the crucial stage of a lightning advance of less than two weeks after 13 years of civil war in the Middle Eastern nation. The whereabouts of President Bashar al-Assad were unknown.

Zimbabwe · 11h

Hundreds of Syrian armed rebels parade in Damascus, in show of force

Hundreds of members of the Syrian insurgent group that overthrew former President Bashar Assad marched through the streets of Damascus on Friday in a show of force.

Seattle Times · 11h

Syria’s new government steps up pursuit of Assad loyalists

Sana, the state-run Syrian news agency, reported Saturday that “a number of remnants of the Assad militias” were arrested in the coastal Latakia region in western Syria.

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In post-Assad Damascus, a mix of joy and trepidation

For many Damascenes, the dominant feelings are a mix of joy and trepidation. “We’re happy, of course, but we’re afraid of ...

20don MSN

Syrian rebels claim Damascus ‘liberated’ as Assad regime’s defenses crumble

Syrian rebels have declared the capital Damascus “liberated” after entering the city to scant resistance from regime forces, ...

2don MSN

A Syrian family recounts the horrors of the 2013 chemical attack near Damascus

A Syrian family that survived a 2013 sarin gas attack that killed hundreds of people near the country’s capital, Damascus, ...

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Watching The Sun Rise Over A New Damascus

Assad, Afaf Mohammed did what she could not for more than a decade: she climbed Mount Qasyun to admire a sleeping Damascus ...

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At least 14 security personnel killed in ‘ambush’ by former Assad forces, new Syrian authorities say

At least 14 law enforcement personnel were killed in western Syria overnight in an “ambush” by the former forces of deposed ...

Visiting the market in the old city of Damascus, once inaccessible to many Syrians

A visit to the souk in the old city in the Syrian capital of Damascus tell us a lot about the state of the country's current economy.

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Road to Damascus Littered With Relics of Fallen Assad Government

Reporters for The New York Times entered Syria on Monday, finding remnants of former President Bashar al-Assad’s oppressive ...

Los Angeles Times on MSN15d

Thousands of Syrians celebrate in central Damascus during first Friday prayers since Assad’s fall

DAMASCUS, Syria — Thousands of Syrians gathered Friday in Damascus’ historic main mosque for the first Muslim Friday ...

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Relatives of Bashar Assad arrested as they tried to fly out of Lebanon, officials say

Lebanese officials say the wife and daughter of one of deposed Syrian president Bashar Assad’s cousins have been arrested at ...

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From Fighters to Policemen in a Post-Assad Damascus

As the rebels who ousted Syria’s longtime dictator, Bashar al-Assad, transition from insurgents to administrators, ...

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