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People enjoy their time at the courtyard of Beit Jabri restaurant in Damascus, Syria January 27, 2025. REUTERS/Firas Makdesi
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Dancing in Damascus: Syrians cling to culture under Islamists' rule

Following a brief interlude after the fall of Assad, cultural life in Damascus has, for now, flickered back to life – with a nod from the new authorities

File Photo: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs a Cabinet meeting at the Kirya, which houses the Israeli Ministry of Defence, in Tel Aviv, Israel on December 17, 2023. MENAHEM KAHANA/Pool via REUTERS
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Israeli airstrikes hit security complex, research centre in Damascus: sources

A poster depicting Syria's President Bashar al-Assad is placed on a building in Damascus, after last week's rebel seizure of Aleppo marked the biggest offensive for years, Syria December 5, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Firas Makdesi/File Photo
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Syrian rebels topple President Assad, PM calls for free elections

Map of Syria. File photo: AP
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Israel strikes car on Damascus airport road: State media

A screenshot of Google Maps showing Damascus, capital of Syria.
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Syria state media says Israel strike hits Damascus

FILE PHOTO: The Iranian flag flutters in front the International Atomic Energy Agency (Iaea) headquarters in Vienna, Austria March 4, 2019/Reuters
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Iran says 'reserves right' to avenge deadly Israeli strike on Damascus

A building destroyed in a reported Israeli strike in Damascus on Jan. 20. Photo: Louai Beshara/AFP
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Israeli strike on Damascus kills four senior Iran Revolutionary Guard officials

Smoke rises from the besieged Eastern Ghouta in Damascus, Syria, February 27, 2018. REUTERS/ Bassam Khabieh
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Two fighters killed in Israeli strikes near Damascus

Smoke rises from the besieged Eastern Ghouta in Damascus, Syria, February 27, 2018. REUTERS/ Bassam Khabieh
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Bomb blast kills several people at shrine near Syrian capital

Smoke rises from the besieged Eastern Ghouta in Damascus, Syria, February 27, 2018. REUTERS/ Bassam Khabieh
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Israel launches missiles around Damascus: Syrian state news agency

Smoke rises from the besieged Eastern Ghouta in Damascus, Syria, February 27, 2018. REUTERS/ Bassam Khabieh
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Two civilians killed in Israeli attack on Syria's Damascus

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Syrian air defences shoot down missiles over Damascus

Smoke rises from the besieged Eastern Ghouta in Damascus, Syria, February 27, 2018. REUTERS/ Bassam Khabieh
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Israel launched missiles at targets near Syria's Damascus