Damascus

Latest Stories

In this Wednesday, July 24, 2019 photo, a Syrian woman leaves a pharmacy after buying medicine in the Syrian capital, Damascus. Syrians say it’s even harder now to make ends meet than it was during the height of their country’s civil war because of intensified U.S and European sanctions. Prices have leaped because of restrictions on oil imports, the value of the currency has plunged in recent months. Most of the country is now below the poverty line, earning less than $100 a month. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Western sanctions push war-weary Syrians deeper into poverty

By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, meets with Oman's Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi, left, in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, July 7, 2019. Alawi made a rare visit to Damascus where he discussed with President Bashar Assad ways of restoring stability and security in the region.(SANA via AP)

Omani foreign minister makes rare visit to Syria

Associated Press

Damascus explosion wounds pro-government analyst’s wife, son

Associated Press

Warplanes strike hospital in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib

By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

FILE - This file photo released on April 7, 2019, by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows cars queuing to fill their tanks with fuel, at a gas station in Daraa, south Syria. As a fuel shortage crisis deepens in government-held areas of Syria, Cabinet ministers huddled in televised meetings to reassure the public they are searching for solutions. New rationing measures were rolled out, and government officials held talks with allies in Iran and Russia to explore options for the crisis aggravated by U.S. sanctions on Damascus and Tehran. (SANA via AP, File)

Syrian government has few options to battle fuel sanctions

By SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

Report: North Korea wants to help Syria rebuild

Associated Press

Syrian media: Bomb placed in car kills civilian in Damascus

Associated Press

US urges Russia, Syria to facilitate aid to remote camp

Associated Press

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Iran's Chief of Staff of Armed Forces, Maj. Gen. Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, left, speaks during a press conference with Syria's defense minister Gen. Ali Ayoub, center, and Iraqi army commander, Gen. Osman Ghanemi in Damascus, Syria, Monday, March 18, 2019. Syria's defense minister slammed what he called the &quot;illegitimate&quot; U.S. military presence in his country, vowing that Syria has a right to self-defense. (SANA via AP)

Syria’s defense minister slams ‘illegitimate’ US presence

By ALBERT AJI - Associated Press

New UN envoy makes first visit to Syria since appointment

Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA Dec. 16, 2018, Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, meets with Sudan's President Omar Bashir in Damascus, Syria. Assad has survived years of war and millions of dollars in money and weapons aimed at toppling him. Now after nearly eight years of conflict, he is poised to be readmitted to the fold of Arab nations, a feat once deemed unthinkable as he brutally crushed a years-long uprising against his family’s rule. (SANA via AP, File)

Arab nations inch toward rehabilitating Syria’s Assad

By ZEINA KARAM - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 14, 2016, file, photo, Iraqi Air Force jets take part in a military parade in Baghdad, Iraq. Syria’s state news agency said Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018 that President Bashar Assad has authorized Iraqi forces to attack the Islamic State group inside Syria without waiting for permission from authorities in Damascus. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File)

Syria’s Assad authorizes Iraqi forces to strike IS in Syria

By ALBERT AJI - Associated Press

Bahrain says embassy work in Syria continues after UAE move

Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2013, file photo, the chair of the Republican Arab Syria, as written in Arabic, is empty during the Arab countries foreign ministers summit, at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. Syria said the United Arab Emirates will reopen its embassy in Damascus on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018, for the first time in seven years, a reflection of improved relations between President Bashar Assad and some of his Arab foes as the war winds down. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)

UAE reopens embassy in Syrian capital closed in 2011

By BASSEM MROUE and AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

This frame grab from a video provided by the Syrian official news agency SANA shows missiles flying into the sky near Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018. Israeli warplanes flying over Lebanon fired missiles toward areas near the Syrian capital of Damascus late Tuesday, hitting an arms depot and wounding three soldiers, Syrian state media reported, saying that most of the missiles were shot down by air defense units. (SANA via AP)

Russia: Israeli strike on Syria threatened civilian flights

By Nataliya Vasilyeva - Associated Press

Report: Israeli attack near Syrian capital wounds 3 soldiers

By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

In this Oct. 8, 2018, photo, a truck aworks at the building site of Marota City, as Syrias largest investment project is known, in southwestern Damascus, Syria. Construction is underway on the luxury development of residential high-rises and shopping centers -- the blueprint for the Syrian governments rebuilding of areas devastated by war. Critics say President Bashar Assad is using such plans to engineer demographic change and consolidate his post-war power. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Syria missile attack targets Damascus

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

Syria sends UN complaints over Israeli, US-led airstrikes

Associated Press

In this Monday, Oct. 8, 2018 photo, trucks and bulldozers work at the building site of Marota City, as Syria’s largest investment project is known, in southwestern Damascus, Syria. Construction is underway on the luxury development of residential high-rises and shopping centers -- the blueprint for the Syrian government’s rebuilding of areas devastated by war. Critics say President Bashar Assad is using such plans to engineer demographic change and consolidate his post-war power. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

A luxury city shows blueprint for Syria’s rebuilding plans

By ZEINA KARAM - Associated Press

In this Feb. 23, 2016 file photo, Jihad Abu Kahrlah, an archeologist at Syria's National Museum, holds an artifact delivered from the Daraa Museum to Damascus, Syria. Syrian officials have reopened the country's National Museum in Damascus, more than six years after the prominent institution was shut down. Syria's Culture Minister Mohamed al-Ahmad told reporters Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018 that the reopening sends a &quot;genuine message&quot; that Syria's heritage has not been affected by &quot;terrorism.&quot; (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

Syria reopens national museum closed 6 years by civil war

By ALBERT AJI - Associated Press