Syria’s interim prime minister addresses jubilant crowd at Friday prayers
Thousands crammed into the marble esplanade of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus for the first Friday prayers since the ouster ...
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Turkey reopens embassy in Syria as diplomats gather for talks
Turkey reopened its embassy in Damascus on Saturday, nearly a week after president Bashar al-Assad was toppled by forces backed by Ankara, and 12 years after the diplomatic outpost was ...
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Turkey to reopen its embassy in Syria for the first time since 2012 in wake of Assad's fall
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says that Turkey’s Embassy in Syria’s capital of Damascus will reopen on Saturday, for the first time since 2012 ...
Joy Buoys Syria’s First Friday Prayers Since Assad Ouster, but Hardships Loom
In an impoverished, war-ravaged country, the first prayers after the fall of a brutal regime drew jubilant crowds, even in ...
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Syrians express jubilation during first Friday prayers since overthrow of Assad
Barely a week after Bashar al-Assad fled the country he destroyed, Syrians welcomed the first Friday prayers. There are many ...
Mass Crowds in Damascus for First Friday Prayers Since Assad's Fall
Friday prayers carry significant symbolism as they were a rallying point during the early days of 2011 uprising-turned-civil war.
Report from Damascus: Relief Mixed with Sadness. Syrians Search for Loved Ones in Prisons & Morgues
We go live to Damascus for the first time since the fall of longtime authoritarian President Bashar al-Assad, where the country’s populace is still reeling from the power struggle that forcibly ...