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Step inside Damascus’s 5,000-year-old walled city to experience vibrant local culture, historic markets, and conversations with shop owners, artisans and everyday Syrians. The video tours souks and ...
News Syria » Damascus » Culture: Uncovering Syria's rich history and culture
Traveling into Syria in 2023 poses challenges due to the ongoing recovery from a 12-year civil war and restricted entry points from Lebanon or Jordan. This journey features the historic cities of ...
News Syria » Damascus » Culture: At Damascus book fair, Islamist titles and Kurdish culture echo big shifts
A girl walks through one of the sections at the Damascus International Book Fair, in Damascus, Syria, February 10, 2026. REUTERS/Firas Makdesi DAMASCUS, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Owning a copy of Sayyid Qutb ...
News Syria » Damascus » Culture: Youth art exhibition brings 50 Syrian artists together in Damascus
Fifty young Syrian artists are showcasing paintings, sculptures, installations and graffiti at an exhibition in Damascus, turning ...
News Syria » Damascus » Culture: Flamenco meets Eastern melodies at Damascus Opera House
Flamenco music and dance blended with Syrian melodies at Damascus Opera House on Monday in a performance celebrating Spain’s National ...
News Syria » Damascus » Culture: Anti-Basharal Assad music star makes triumphant return to SyriaPublished on: September 20, 2026 4:34 AM
Pakistan, Sept. 20 -- Syrian singer Assala Nasri has made a triumphant return to Damascus with a sold-out concert following 15 years of exile due to her opposition to ousted ruler Bashar al-Assad.
News Syria » Damascus » Culture: UNHCR-run festival in Syria highlights arts and culture of Iraq
DAMASCUS, Syria, April 3 (UNHCR) - As the Iraq crisis enters its sixth year, the UN refugee agency has been highlighting the culture and artistic talents of the Iraqi people during a weeklong festival ...
News Syria » Damascus » Culture: One year after the fall of al-Assad, a reporter returns to Damascus
Damascus, Syria – On the morning of December 5, 2025, a taxi drove me across the Lebanon-Syria border. This time was different from my first trip across, in the early hours of December 9, 2024, just a ...
News Syria » Damascus » Culture: At Damascus book fair, Islamist titles and Kurdish culture echo big shifts
Islamist work, memoirs of ex-al Qaeda figure among books on display Organiser says all books allowed, but cites some exceptions Kurdish books were hidden, read in secret under Assad DAMASCUS, Feb 12 ...
News Syria » Damascus » Culture: At Damascus book fair, Islamist titles and Kurdish culture echo big shifts
DAMASCUS, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Owning a copy of Sayyid Qutb's "Milestones" could land you in jail or worse in Syria when the Assads ruled. But at a Damascus book fair this month, the title by the ...
News Syria » Damascus » Culture: At Damascus Book Fair, Islamist Titles and Kurdish Culture Echo Big Shifts
At Damascus Book Fair, Islamist Titles and Kurdish Culture Echo Big Shifts DAMASCUS, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Owning a copy of Sayyid Qutb's "Milestones" could land you in jail or worse in Syria when the ...