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Damascus is preparing for Christmas with enthusiasm and vigour this time after Bashar Al-Assad’s ouster. According to Damascenes, there’s something different about Christmas this year, Al Jazeera reported. This year’s festive mood is a cut above, the news outlet quoted Carol al-Sahhaf as saying, despite decorations being modest than last year. Biblical Street named Straight, […]
Abu Mohammed al-Golani has reassured Syrians that HTS will protect minority faiths. (AP pic) DAMASCUS: Rebel leader Ahmad al-Sharaa’s Islamist group is stamping its authority on Syria’s state with the same lightning speed that it seized the country, deploying police, installing an interim government and meeting foreign envoys – raising concerns over how inclusive Damascus’s […]
Palestinian factions have largely expressed support for the Syrian people after the ouster of former President Bashar al-Assad while saying that they hope the new authorities will support the Palestinian cause. As daylight broke in Damascus in the early hours of Sunday morning, Syrians woke up to a dramatically changed country after opposition forces swept into […]
Beirut, Lebanon – Youssef Salah and Mohammad Mahmoud exchanged joyful cheek kisses from their motorbikes in Cola Roundabout, a busy transport hub in Beirut. “Today is the best morning,” the smiling Mahmoud, 20, said. “We feel the biggest joy,” he gestured at Ali al-Abed, 20, who was seated behind him. “We’re from Deir Az Zor,” […]