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 ...
Syrians express hope, skepticism as national dialogue conference in Damascus kicks off
The conference was one of the main pledges by the country’s new rulers, former rebels who took power in a military offensive ...
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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 ...
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 hold 1st prayer in 3 decades at Damascus synagogue
Syria’s small Jewish community held its first group prayer in decades Wednesday at a Damascus synagogue, celebrating the long ...
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Rabbi returns to Damascus after 33 years in exile
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A Jewish Syrian Rabbi and his son have returned to their homeland from the United States after more ...
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Syrian Jews say held first group prayer in decades in Damascus synagogue
Syria's tiny Jewish community said they held their first group prayer in decades Wednesday, in a synagogue in Damascus's Old ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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From Damascus suburb to presidential palace: Ahmad Al Shara's past offers rare insight into his outlook
Mammoth concrete apartment buildings line the main motorway running west out of Damascus, relics of a Soviet-style economy ...