No spoils of war: Syria's new ruler lays down the law to loyalists

By Timour Azhari DAMASCUS (Reuters) -"I didn't know the salaries the government pays were this high!" Syrian President Ahmed ...
National Catholic Register

Syrian Transitional President Visits Greek Orthodox Patriarch in Damascus

Although it was not the first encounter between Al-Shar’a and Christian religious leaders, the meeting was significant because it was his first official visit to a church since taking office in ...
Reuters

Assad's whereabouts unknown, army officers say he boarded flight

Lightning rebel advance ousts Assad Assad-ally Russia says he has left Syria Syrian Air plane left Damascus around the time capital taken Plane made abrupt U-turn then disappeared off the map Two ...
The New Arab

Damascus sends officers to Turkey and Saudi Arabia for advanced weapons training

Syrian Defence Minister thanks Turkey and Saudi Arabia for hosting officer training missions as ties deepen through joint defence talks.

Hundreds of Thousands Have Fled Their Homes in Syria’s Rocky Transition

More than 400,000 Syrians have been displaced in the year since the civil war ended, according to the United Nations, driven ...
WCYB

Officials in Damascus urging non-residents to stay away

Fire Crews Respond to an Early Morning Fire at King University Bristol, TN -- Emergency crews respond to a building fire at King University, early Saturday morning.Investigators tell us the fire ...
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48 surreal hours in Damascus — an Israeli reporter’s travelogue from an enemy capital

DAMASCUS, Syria — In a different world, it might be a four-hour drive from my home to the hotel where I’ll be sleeping tonight. Jerusalem to Damascus is less than 200 miles as the crow flies. But it’s ...