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Damascus synagogue tours highlight renewed interest in Syrian Jewish history and diaspora ties

Tours of synagogues and meetings with religious leaders highlight renewed interest in Jewish history and unresolved questions over historic sites, property, and diaspora ties.

A rabbi holds a Torah scroll at the Ifrange Synagogue in the Jewish quarter in Old Damascus on April 29, 2025.
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Syrian officials find remnants of chemical weapons program from Assad regime era - report

Atef Najib, a brigadier general and former head of the Political Security Department in Daraa during Syria's ousted President Bashar al-Assad's rule, who is accused of committing war crimes, attends a trial session at the Palace of Justice, in Damascus, Syria, April 26, 2026.

Syria opens first public trial of former Assad regime official Atef Najib

Hezbollah and Syrian flags are seen fluttering in Fleita, Syria, 2017

In post-Assad era, Hezbollah’s shrinks to cells, smugglers, and cheap rockets - analysis


Turkish foreign minister says he could meet Syrian counterpart early February

 Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will meet Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad in early February, not next week

 Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visit the Hmeymim air base in Latakia Province, Syria December 11, 2017

Protesters storm governor's office in southern Syrian city, two killed in clashes

This is a rare occurence in Sweida province, which has mainly been spared from the violent unrests of the last decade in Syria.

 Smoke rises near a building as people take part in a protest in Sweida, Syria, December 4, 2022, in this picture obtained by Reuters.

Syria denies kidnapping or holding US journalist missing for 10 years

Biden said Washington knew "with certainty" that Tice had at times been held by Syria's government.

Marc and Debra Tice, parents of US journalist Austin Tice, talk during a news conference in Beirut, Lebanon December 4, 2018.

Hamas to restore Syria ties after 10 years of dispute, sources say

The terrorist organization had previously endorsed the revolt to overthrow Assad.

 A young boy carrying a Hamas flag walks past Palestinian women gathered as they wait for the funeral of a young Palestinian girl, outside the family's home in the Qalandiya Refugee camp in the West Bank, on December 18, 2015.

UN covered up Assad’s killing of humanitarian workers - exclusive

The UN has allegedly covered up the murder of two humanitarian workers in Syria by President Bashar al-Assad's regime.

People stand near near rubble of damaged buildings in the northern Aleppo countryside in Syria in December 2016

Russian jets bomb rebel-held Idlib in Syria, witnesses say

An official at the city's water utility service said it was out of action as a result of the strikes.

People take part in a demonstration against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and presidential elections, in the opposition-held Idlib, Syria May 26, 2021.

Can Israel stomach a rehabilitated Assad? - opinion

A decisive lead from the US could prevent Assad’s rehabilitation. But is Biden, like Obama before him, too concerned with the nuclear deal and Iranian sensitivities? 

SYRIAN PRESIDENT Bashar Assad casts his vote in the country’s presidential election in May.

Millions in Syria face disaster if aid crossing is shut - UN

Currently, around 1,000 UN trucks a month enter Syria at the single crossing point of Bab al-Hawa to deliver food, medical supplies and humanitarian aid

People take part in a demonstration against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and presidential elections, in the opposition-held Idlib, Syria May 26, 2021.

Syrian presidential elections begin, Assad expected to win fourth term

The government says the election shows Syria is functioning normally despite a decade-old war, but the opposition and Western nations view it as merely rubber-stamping Assad's grip on power.

Syria's President Bashar Assad and his wife Asma cast their votes during the country's presidential elections at a polling station in Douma, Syria, May 26, 2021.

White House official held secret talks in Syria to free US citizens

The United States suspended operations at the US embassy in Damascus in February 2012.

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