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
2 years ago
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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
3 years ago
PIA announces direct flights to Damascus
KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Thursday announced direct flights to Syria's capital Damascus from… Read More
3 years ago
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
3 years ago
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
3 years ago
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
5 years ago
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
6 years ago
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
6 years ago
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
7 years ago
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
7 years ago
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
7 years ago
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
7 years ago
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
7 years ago
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
7 years ago
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
7 years ago
Assad leads prayers in rare appearance outside Damascus
DAMASCUS: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad led Eid al-Fitr prayers in the central city of Hama… Read More
8 years ago
Israel strikes Iran-supplied arms depot near Damascus airport
AMMAN/BEIRUT: Israel struck an arms supply hub operated by the Lebanese group Hezbollah near Damascus airport… Read More
8 years ago
Air strikes hit eastern Aleppo, including market, kill 25
DAMASCUS: Heavy air strikes on rebel-held areas in the Syrian city of Aleppo killed 25… Read More
8 years ago
Besieged Syrian kids play with swings made of rockets
DOUMA: Syrian children love playgrounds like kids all over the world but in rebel-held towns… Read More
8 years ago
Islamic State claims bombings near Shi’ite shrine in Damascus
AMMAN: Islamic State claimed responsibility for suicide and car bomb blasts that struck a Damascus… Read More
9 years ago