The Economist1d
A short history of Syria, in maps
In 1982 an uprising in the city of Hama by the Muslim Brotherhood, a Sunni Islamist group originating in Egypt, challenged ...
The Tablet7d
Rebuilding Damascus – the liberation of Syria
With the future of the city in the balance, a cultural historian looks past the corruption, violence and trauma of recent ...
Turkish Airlines will resume flights to Damascus, officials say after visit by Syria’s new rulers
Officials say that Turkish Airlines will resume its flights to Damascus, Syria, next week after a halt of more than a decade.
Stars and Stripes9d
First international commercial flight since Assad’s ouster lands at Syria’s main airport
DAMASCUS, Syria — The first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad landed Tuesday at the Damascus airport. The Qatar Airways flight landed at ...