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Children walk past rubble of damaged buildings at Ain Tarma, eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta, Syria July 19, 2017, Reuters

Damascus’ Diplomats Meet to Outline Future Foreign Policy

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 20, 2017 | Middle East

Damascus- Syria’s diplomatic cable held a meeting to outline the regime’s foreign policy for the upcoming period, said informed sources. Sources told the German news agency, DPA, that the meeting coincided as regime troops pushed for control over swathes of Syrian...

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People stand near a damaged truck at a site hit by what activists said was an air strike by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in Duma, Damascus, on April 4, 2014. (Reuters/Badra Mamet)

Damascus fighting continues amid questions of chemical weapons use

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 4, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—As fighting between Syrian government and rebel forces continued in and around the capital, unconfirmed reports continued to emerge from Syria that the regime had used chemical weapons in the Damascus district of Jobar. Government airstrikes...

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Free Syrian Army fighters carry their weapons as they walk on rubble at the frontline in Sidi Meqdad area in the suburbs of Damascus, April 10, 2013. Picture taken April 10, 2013. (REUTERS/Ward Al-Keswani/Shaam News Network/Handout)

Looking for Plan B in Damascus

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 20, 2013 | Features

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The government of Bashar Al-Assad, once written off as doomed by some observers and journalists, has recently launched a military counter-offensive against the various groups battling to bring it down. Although it was never likely to lead to a...