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Damascus opera house welcomes first concert since ouster of al-Assad
Syria's national symphony orchestra takes to the stage for its first concert at Damascus opera house since Bashar al-Assad's ouster. After Islamist-led rebels ousted Assad on December 8, the orchestra ...
Qatar's Emir visits Syria, first head of state to visit Damascus since Assad's fall
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani visited Damascus on Thursday and met newly declared transitional President Ahmed ...
Al-Monitor on MSN1d
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 ...
The New York Times4d
Russia, Seeking to Salvage Military Bases, Goes Hat in Hand to Syria
The arrival of the first top Russian diplomat in Damascus since Bashar al-Assad’s fall kicks off negotiations over the fate of Moscow’s bases in Syria. By Paul Sonne and Christina Goldbaum ...
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Syria, Qatar discuss reconstruction during emir’s visit to Damascus
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said discussions with a Qatari delegation in Damascus Thursday included reconstruction in the war-torn country, during the first visit by a head of state ...
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Kurdish administration slams Damascus for ‘illegal’ conference
Please try again later. ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Kurdish administration in northeast Syria (Rojava) on Sunday condemned the new authority in Damascus for recently holding an “illegal ...
The Peninsula6d
Amir meets President of Syria in Damascus
Damascus: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met Thursday with President of the sisterly Syrian Arab Republic HE Ahmed Al Sharaa at the People's Palace in the capital Damascus.
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Foreign officials begin meeting Syria's interim president
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani became the first head of state to visit Damascus, Syria's capital, and meet with Sharaa. The Qatari royal court said the emir discussed with Sharaa ...
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People Rally in Damascus to Protest PKK and Syrian Democratic Forces
Syrians gathered in the iconic Umayyad Square in Damascus to protest against the presence of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in eastern Syria on ...
The Straits Times5d
Qatar’s Emir becomes first head of state to visit Syria’s Damascus since Assad’s fall
visited Damascus on Jan 30, the first visit by a head of state to the Syrian capital since the Dec 8 fall of President Bashar al-Assad to an Islamist rebel offensive. The visit came a day after ...
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US: Celebrations in Damascus over the appointment of Ahmed al Sharaa as Syria’s president
Syria took another step in its transition process on Wednesday with the appointment of Ahmed al Sharaa as the country’s president to lead this period, the dissolution of military factions to integrate ...
ABC News4d
Syria's interim president heads to Saudi Arabia on first trip abroad, likely a signal to Iran
Syria’s interim president has made his first trip abroad, traveling to Saudi Arabia in a move likely trying to signal Damascus’ shift away from Iran as its main regional ally DUBAI ...