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Fearful Syrian Christians demand justice, protection after church bombing

After eight members of her family, including her husband, were killed in a suicide bombing in a Damascus church, Laure Nasr demanded justice while...

24.06.2025 10

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By Maher Al-Mounes

Blood, destruction at Damascus church after suicide attack

At the blood-stained Saint Elias church in Damascus, Umm George wept as she desperately searched for her son, who was among the worshippers when a...

24.06.2025 3

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By Maher Al-Mounes

In Syria's devastated Jobar, cemetery comes alive for Eid

Only the cemetery in Damascus's devastated suburb of Jobar showed signs of life on Friday as residents returned to visit and pray for Eid al-Adha, the...

07.06.2025 10

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By Maher Al-Mounes

Syrians hope for economic recovery after West lifts sanctions

At a currency exchange in Damascus, Anas al-Shammaa is one of many Syrians hopeful that promised relief from Western sanctions will help revive their...

23.05.2025 10

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By Maher Al-Mounes

Socks and satire: Syrians mock ousted Assad dynasty

At Basel al-Sati's souvenir shop in a central Damascus market, socks bearing caricatures that ridicule ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad and his...

07.05.2025 5

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By Maher Al-Mounes

At Damascus opera house, hopes for a better future

To applause, percussionist Bahjat Antaki took the stage with Syria's national symphony orchestra, marking the first classical concert at the Damascus...

05.02.2025 3

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By Maher Al-Mounes