Damascus

Posted at 17:25 13 Oct 2020
Syrian government 'prepares for virus second wave'
Experts say limited testing capacity has hidden the scale of the Covid-19 outbreak in Syria.
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Posted at 14:09 7 Feb 2020
Airliner 'nearly hit' by Syria anti-aircraft fire
The A320 airliner diverted on Thursday after Syrian forces responded to alleged Israeli strikes.
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Posted at 15:14 28 Oct 2018
Syria's national museum reopens doors
Part of Damascus' antiquities museum was open to the public on Sunday for the first time in six years.
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Posted at 4:31 29 Aug 2018
'Why I’m opening bars in Syria'
By Matt Wareham
Newsbeat reporter
Somar Hazim says having a drink between mortar shelling is "really tempting" for lots of people.
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Posted at 16:13 21 May 2018
Syrian army in full control of Damascus
The military declares the capital "secure" after clearing a small enclave held by IS militants.
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Posted at 15:00 18 Apr 2018
Shooting delays visit to Syrian site
It is unclear when chemical weapons experts will be able to start work after Tuesday's incident.
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Posted at 19:45 16 Apr 2018
Russia denies tampering with Syria site
International inspectors will be allowed to visit Douma on Wednesday, the Russian military announces.
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Posted at 14:59 14 Apr 2018
Syria strikes: 12 hours in two minutes
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Posted at 14:32 14 Apr 2018
Missile strikes: Before and after
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Posted at 9:58 14 Apr 2018
How news of Syria strikes broke
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Posted at 14:04 6 Mar 2018
Syria: Aid reaches people of Eastern Ghouta
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Video caption: A convoy carrying medical supplies reaches the besieged city
Syria: Aid reaches people of Eastern Ghouta. A convoy carrying medical supplies reaches the besieged city
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Posted at 9:19 13 Jan 2018
Syrian dentist refugee gets work loan
By Catrin Nye & Leo Sands
BBC News
The scheme helps professionally-trained refugees gain the qualifications they need to work in the UK.
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Posted at 3:13 6 Dec 2017
‘I wish I had new shoes and sweets’
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Posted at 2:29 12 Nov 2017
Back in the city I loved a lifetime ago
It is half a century since Colin Thubron published his portrait of Damascus. Recently he returned to see what was left of it.
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