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Damascus is the capital city of Syria. It is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world and is located in the southwest of the country.

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Pianist Ayham Ahmad plays the keys on a bomb-shattered street of Damascus

The Pianist of Yarmouk: Music as solace

The Pianist of Yarmouk: Music as solace

Pianist Ayham Ahmad fled Syria's civil war and settled in Germany.
CultureMay 7, 202204:56 min
Syrien Russland Libanon Ukraine Konflikt

Syrian on Ukraine: 'We share a similar suffering'

Syrian on Ukraine: 'We share a similar suffering'

Some experts think things may have turned out differently in Ukraine if the West had stood up to the Kremlin over Syria.
ConflictsMarch 5, 2022
The suspect with authorities inside the court room

Syrian doctor denies torture charges in German court

Syrian doctor denies torture charges in German court

The 36-year-old has been accused of torturing detainees in a military hospital and killing one by lethal injection.
CrimeJanuary 25, 2022
Palestinians in front of the Damascus Gate, April 25

Jerusalem police remove barriers at Damascus Gate

Jerusalem police remove barriers at Damascus Gate

Allowing access to a traditional gathering place in east Jerusalem for Muslims observing Ramadan could ease tensions.
ConflictsApril 26, 2021
Man and woman holding a blue and white cap

Denmark tells Syrian refugees to return to Damascus

Denmark tells Syrian refugees to return to Damascus

Damascus is safe again, Denmark says — and urges Syrian refugees to leave.
PoliticsApril 13, 2021
Bassam Khabieh records Mohammad, 8, watching his father try on a prosthetic arm

Syrian photographers document a decade of war

Syrian photographers document a decade of war

A collection of images by Syrian photographers who have recorded daily life in the ongoing war.
ConflictsMarch 15, 202110 images
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Mudhoon Loay Kommentarbild App

Putin the kingmaker?

Loay Mudhoon
Commentary
March 20, 2016