Syria, Israel and Damascus

Netanyahu says Israel won't allow Syrian forces 'south of Damascus'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not allow Syria’s new army or the insurgent group that led the ouster of former President Bashar Assad to “enter the area south of Damascus” as his government made clear Israeli forces would stay in parts of southern Syria for an indefinite period.
Israel won’t allow Syria military forces south of Damascus: Netanyahu
PM Netanyahu has demanded the ‘full demilitarisation’ of southern Syria, where Israel has illegally expanded its forces.
Israel challenges Syria's new leaders with demand for demilitarisation of south
Israel's PM said it would not allow the forces of HTS or the new Syrian army "enter the area south of Damascus".
Israel’s Netanyahu Demands Demilitarization of Southern Syria
Israel won’t allow forces of the new Syrian administration to enter territory south of Damascus, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, lifting the veil on Israel’s long-term plans for its northern neighbor after the fall of the Bashar Al-Assad regime.
Israeli occupation of southern Syria to continue for an indefinite period
Netanyahu says Israel will not allow Syria’s new army or the insurgent group that led the ouster of former President Bashar Assad to “enter the area south of Damascus.”
Israel wants demilitarization of parts of southern Syria
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly called for the demilitarization of areas south of the Syrian capital Damascus. Netanyahu told graduating officer cadets he wanted the provinces of Kuneitra,
Dancing in Damascus: Syrians cling to culture under Islamists' rule
On a wintry night in Damascus, hundreds of people packed into a courtyard in the Old City, dancing and singing during a ...
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Damascus receives over 15,000 barrels of oil daily from Rojava: Official
The interim government in Damascus has begun receiving over 15,000 barrels of oil daily and as much as one million cubic ...
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Syria's northeast begins supplying oil to Damascus, oil ministry says
BEIRUT - Kurdish-led authorities in northeast Syria have begun providing oil from local fields they manage to the central government in Damascus, Syrian oil ministry spokesman Ahmed Suleiman told ...
After decades in exile, Syria's Jews visit Damascus
For the first time in three decades, Rabbi Joseph Hamra and his son Henry read from a Torah scroll in a synagogue in the ...
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Syrian Jews return to Damascus for 1st time in 30 years
A group of Syrian Jews recently visited Damascus for the first time in over 30 years, Reuters reported. Rabbi Joseph Hamra, 77, and his son Henry, 48, visited a synagogue in the Syrian capital and ...
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Türkiye-made carpets cover floors of Umayyad Mosque in Damascus
Renovation efforts continue at the historic Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, the capital of Syria, following the fall of the Assad ...
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Chicago-area doctor returns to native Syria to revive war-torn nation's ailing health system
Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Share For the first time in 13 years, Dr. Mufaddal Hamadeh was walking through the streets of Damascus without fearing arrest. Long barred from the country because of his ...
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Return to Damascus: A Family's Journey to Reclaim Cultural Legacy
Rabbi Joseph Hamra and his son, Henry, returned to Damascus for the first time since the 1990s when they fled Syria. They ...
Dancing in Damascus: Syrians cling to culture under Islamist rule
On a wintry night in Damascus, hundreds of people packed into a courtyard in the Old City, dancing and singing during a ...
Syria to hold dialogue conference amid criticism over inclusivity
Hundreds of Syrians will gather in Damascus on Tuesday for a one-day national dialogue conference, billed by the country's ...