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Syria, Jewish and Jobar Synagogue

Syria’s dwindling Jewish community can visit one of the world’s oldest synagogues again

In this Damascus suburb, the handful of remaining Jews in Syria can again make pilgrimages to one of the world’s oldest synagogues where people from throughout the region once came to pray.

Associated Press · 3d

Syria’s dwindling Jewish community revisit revered synagogue heavily damaged in civil war

In a Damascus suburb, the head of Syria's tiny Jewish community visits the newly accessible Joba synagogue for the first time in 15 years.

Newser on MSN · 1d

Ancient Syrian Synagogue Opens to Tiny Jewish Community

In the Jobar suburb of Damascus, the ancient Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue, one of the world's oldest, stands partially in ruins after years of civil war. Recently, some of Syria's small Jewish population,

scmp.com · 2d

Syria’s Jewish community continues to dwindle post-Assad

Syria was once home to one of the world’s largest Jewish communities, with numbers shrinking dramatically after Israel was created in 1948.

Ukraine and Syria build ties

Hosted on MSN · 1d

Middle East latest: Ukraine's foreign chief pledges support for a new Syria on a trip to Damascus

Ukraine’s foreign minister met with Syria’s de facto leader Ahmad al-Sharaa in Damascus on Monday, days after Kyiv announced the delivery of a large shipment of wheat flour to the country following the ouster of Bashar Assad,

RBC Ukraine on MSN · 1d

No longer enemies: Ukraine and Syria build ties as Foreign Minister visits Damascus

Ukraine became one of the first countries to pay a high-level visit to Syria after the overthrow of the Bashar al-Assad regime. A delegation headed by Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha went to Damascus.

The Moscow Times on MSN · 1d

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Urges Syria’s New Leadership to Expel Russia

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga urged Syria’s newly installed leader Ahmed al-Sharaa to expel Russian forces from the country during a surprise visit to Damascus on Monday. Moscow, a key backer of ousted president Bashar al-Assad,

Syria Appoints Foreign Fighters to Military

Reuters · 1d

Syria appoints some foreign Islamist fighters to its military, sources say

Syria's new rulers have installed some foreign fighters including Uyghurs, a Jordanian and a Turk in the country's armed forces as Damascus tries to shape a patchwork of rebel groups into a professional military,

BBC · 23h

Foreign fighters given senior Syrian army posts, reports say

The new Syrian authorities are reported to have given some foreign Islamist fighters senior official posts in the country's armed forces. The army is being re-organised by Hayat T

The Media Line · 1d

Report: Syria Appoints Foreign Fighters to Military as Part of Post-Assad Restructuring

The Defense Ministry announced Sunday that at least six of the 49 new military appointments involve foreign nationals. Three were given the rank of brigadier-general, while others were named colonels.

Al-Monitor on MSN9h

New year hope and joy reign in a Damascus freed from Assad

Umayyad Square in Damascus hummed to the throngs of people brandishing "revolution" flags as Syria saw in the new year with ...

Rebels Easily Toppled Syria’s Army. Their Challenge Now: Rebuilding.

The rebels’ path to victory is littered with evidence of Syria’s defeated military. It also reflects the sizable task of ...

Syria eyes 'strategic' ties with Ukraine, Kyiv vows more food aid shipments

Israeli forces detained more than 240 Palestinians including dozens of medical staff from a north Gaza hospital they raided ...

Now Syria’s long-ruling Baath party is collapsing, too

The party that for decades ruled as part of the Assad dynasty is now being blamed for damaging relations with other Arab ...

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Ukraine Courts Syria With an Eye Toward Expelling Russia From Kremlin’s Only Mediterranean Redoubts

As Russia clings to its only bases in the Mediterranean — they’re on the coast of Syria — Ukraine is moving aggressively to ...

New leaders in Damascus call for cordial Syria ties with a resistant Israel

"Our problem is not with Israel. We don't want to meddle in anything that will threaten Israel's security," Damascus Governor ...

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Syria’s de facto leader says it could take up to 4 years to hold elections

Syria’s de facto leader said Sunday it could take up to four years to hold elections in Syria, and that he plans to dissolve ...

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Syria's De Facto Leader Meets Minority Christians

Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa met with high-level Christian clergymen on Tuesday, amid calls on the Islamist chief to guarantee minority rights after seizing power earlier this month.

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Syria’s FM to visit Saudi Arabia on first foreign trip as Sharaa praises Riyadh

The newly appointed foreign minister in the Syrian interim administration established after the fall of Assad said he ...

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Syria’s new rulers crack down on alleged Assad loyalist militias

Clashes erupted last week in several cities across Syria between Assad supporters and the new government, which is led by ...

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