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Bashar al-Assad has left Damascus, say senior army officers

Syria's army command has notified officers that President Bashar al-Assad's rule has ended following a… Read More

Israeli strikes at Damascus suburb, Syrian state media

Israel carried out attacks on the Mazzeh suburb of Damascus on Friday, Syrian state news… Read More

Iran consulate in Damascus flattened in suspected Israeli air strike

Iran's consulate in the Syrian capital Damascus was flattened on Monday in what Syrian and… Read More

Iranian Guards commander killed in Israeli strike on consulate in Damascus

Israeli warplanes struck the Iranian consulate in Damascus on Monday, and a Lebanese security source… Read More

Iran Guards’ Syria intel chief, deputy killed in Israeli strike

TEHRAN/BEIRUT: Iran Guards' Syria intel chief and his deputy killed in Israeli strike in Syrian… Read More

Syria fuel crisis slows down life in Damascus

Syrian student Ziad al-Ezz can no longer get to university as severe fuel shortages cripple… Read More

PIA suspends flight operations to Damascus after Israel strike

KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Saturday suspended flight operations to Damascus after the Israeli… Read More

PIA announces direct flights to Damascus

KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Thursday announced direct flights to Syria's capital Damascus from… Read More

Bus explosion in Syrian capital leaves 13 reportedly killed, many injured

DAMASCUS: At least 13 people have reportedly died on Wednesday in a blast inside a… Read More

PIA announces special flights to Damascus for Arbaeen

KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Tuesday announced special flights to Syria's capital Damascus for citizens… Read More

More than 235,000 flee intense bombing in Syria

Pick-up trucks carrying mattresses, clothes and house-hold appliances ferried entire families out of southern Idlib… Read More

Syria’s national museum reopens doors in war-scarred Damascus

DAMASCUS: Syria’s National Museum of Damascus opened its rich trove of antiquities to visitors again… Read More

Explosions at a Syrian military airport close to Damascus

BEIRUT: Explosions rocked a Syrian military airport near the capital Damascus late Saturday, with an… Read More

In Damascus, World Cup loyalties muddled by war

In a Damascus cafe, some of the Syrians watching Russia play Egypt in the World… Read More

Assad supporters rally in Damascus after Western strikes

DAMASCUS: Thousands of Syrians gathered Monday in Damascus in defiance of Western strikes on the… Read More

Dozens reported killed in suspected Syria gas attack, Damascus denies

BEIRUT: A chemical attack on a rebel-held town in eastern Ghouta killed dozens of people,… Read More

Iran says Damascus suburbs assault to continue after UN ceasefire call

BEIRUT: Iran said attacks would continue on rebel-held areas near Damascus, where clashes were reported… Read More

Syria army intercepts Israel missiles near Damascus: media

DAMASCUS: Syrian air defences intercepted at least two Israeli missiles fired at a government "military… Read More

Three car bombs hit Damascus, at least seven people killed

DAMASCUS: Three car bombs exploded in Damascus on Sunday, state media said, killing at least… Read More

Nearly half a million displaced Syrians return home: UN

GENEVA: Nearly half a million displaced Syrians have returned to their homes since the beginning… Read More