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Druze near Damascus resist demand to turn in arms as tensions boil

1 week ago | japantimes.co.jp | Yamam Al Shaar |Firas Makdesi

Druze residents near Syria's capital are resisting a demand by the Islamist-led government to hand in their light weapons, saying authorities have yet to address fears of new attacks by Sunni Muslim militants after days of sectarian violence. Clashes last week pitted Sunni fighters against armed Druze residents of the town of Jaramana southeast of Damascus, later spreading to another district near the capital and then south to the predominantly Druze province of Sweida.
Dancing in Damascus: Syrians cling to culture under Islamists' rule

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Khalil Ashawi |Kinda Makieh |Yamam Al Shaar |Tom Perry

By Khalil Ashawi, Kinda Makieh, Yamam Al Shaar and Tom PerryDAMASCUS (Reuters) - On a wintry night in Damascus, hundreds of people packed into a courtyard in the Old City, dancing and singing during a joyful evening of music - a concert held with the approval of Syria's new, Islamist-led authorities.
Dancing in Damascus: Syrians cling to culture under Islamists' rule

2 months ago | aol.com | Khalil Ashawi |Kinda Makieh |Yamam Al Shaar |Tom Perry

By Khalil Ashawi, Kinda Makieh, Yamam Al Shaar and Tom PerryDAMASCUS (Reuters) - On a wintry night in Damascus, hundreds of people packed into a courtyard in the Old City, dancing and singing during a joyful evening of music - a concert held with the approval of Syria's new, Islamist-led authorities.
Debra Tice, mother of journalist Austin Tice who disappeared while reporting in Syria in 2012, speaks after an interview with Reuters in Damascus

Jan 18, 2025 | azdailysun.com | Yamam Al Shaar

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Debra Tice, mother of journalist Austin Tice who disappeared while reporting in Syria in 2012, attends an interview with Reuters in Damascus

Jan 18, 2025 | azdailysun.com | Yamam Al Shaar

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UN rights chief urges reconciliation process in first Syria visit

Jan 15, 2025 | sightmagazine.com.au | Yamam Al Shaar |Firas Makdesi |David Adams

Damascus, SyriaReutersUN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk called on Wednesday for a Syrian national reconciliation process to ensure justice for crimes committed over the past five decades of iron-fisted rule by the Assad family. President Bashar al-Assad was toppled by a lightning rebel offensive last month, ending 54 years of domination by his family and raising hopes for accountability for crimes committed during Syria’s more than 13-year-long civil war.