The increasing disagreements between Aleppo and Damascus led eventually to the split of the National Block into two factions: the National Party, established in Damascus in 1946, and the …

2 days ago · St. Francis of Assisi church in Aleppo, Syria, stands at the center of the city’s Aziziyeh neighborhood. Mass here is celebrated daily at 8 a.m. and 6 p.m., with church bells …

Jan 5, 2025 · Aleppo is the principal city of northern Syria known as a hub for Syrian culture and commercial activity as well as for its medieval citadel and architecture. The city became a focal …

Damascus (/ d ə ˈ m æ s k ə s / də-MAS ... Nur ad-Din, emir of Aleppo, made an alliance with Damascus. When the European crusaders arrived, they and the nobles of Jerusalem agreed …

Dec 20, 2024 · Turkish Airlines (THY) is preparing to resume flights to Damascus and Aleppo International Airports after a 13-year pause. The airline, which halted its Syria operations in …

Dec 30, 2024 · Damascus and Aleppo, Syria – Until the fall of the al-Assad regime, the word “dollar” was forbidden in public. Instead, people used anything green – my favourite substitute …

Aleppo (Arabic Halab) is a city in northern Syria, the second largest city in Syria after Damascus, and one of the oldest inhabited cities in history. Originating in the early second millennium …

Jan 9, 2025 · Crossing from Aleppo in the north to Damascus in the south, Nasr passed through towns and cities in the newly liberated country, documenting its people and landscapes along …

Jan 24, 2025 · Unlike Aleppo and Homs, most of Damascus had remained under total regime control throughout the Syrian civil war. For most of the inhabitants, it was their first taste of …

Dec 21, 2024 · As Aleppo Fell, ‘Life Was Normal’ In late November, when rebels from Syria’s northwest launched an offensive aimed at pushing back Mr. al-Assad’s forces, the president …