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Safe from looting, Damascus museum reopens a month after Assad's fall
The antiquities museum closed its doors on December 7, a day before Damascus was taken by rebel forces, over fears of looting. "We firmly shut the museum's iron doors after we saw the situation ...
Neue Zürcher Zeitung12d
Post-Assad, Damascus is coming back to life. But Syria’s artists fear a new clampdown under Islamist rule
But as the manager of the Madad cultural center in Damascus, the trained lighting technician has reason to worry. On New Year’s Eve, armed men stormed the historic stone building. «They told me ...
Middle East Institute4d
Will Damascus-SDF negotiations lead to agreement or escalation?
It is becoming apparent that negotiations between the new leadership in Damascus and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) face ...
Independent Online15d
Safe from looting, Damascus museum reopens
Syrians returned on Wednesday to the national museum in Damascus, reopened for the first time since Islamist-led forces seized the capital and ousted president Bashar al-Assad. The antiquities ...
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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 seized the capital and ousted president Bashar al-Assad. The antiquities ...
Al-Monitor20d
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 seized the capital and ousted president Bashar al-Assad. The antiquities museum ...