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  1. Why the Damascus blasts during Macron’s visit are a blow to al-Sharaa

    The twin blasts that rocked Damascus during French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Syria this week underscore the fragility of President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s authority and the security challenges he faces. They also undermine the message of stability that Damascus is striving to convey to the [...]

    france24.com/en/middle-east/20

    #Macron #News #FranceNews #Damascus #Syria #SyriaNews #France #AndorraNews #Andorra

  2. Why the Damascus blasts during Macron’s visit are a blow to al-Sharaa

    The twin blasts that rocked Damascus during French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Syria this week underscore the fragility of President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s authority and the security challenges he faces. They also undermine the message of stability that Damascus is striving to convey to the [...]

    france24.com/en/middle-east/20

    #Macron #News #FranceNews #Damascus #Syria #SyriaNews #France #AndorraNews #Andorra

  3. 𝗧𝘄𝗲𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘆𝗿𝗶ë

    Bij een aanslag in de Syrische hoofdstad Damascus raakten vandaag 18 mensen gewond, een teken dat de veiligheidssituatie in het land nog altijd instabiel is. Er vonden twee explosies plaats, en dat tijdens een bezoek van de Franse president Macron.

    rtl.nl/nieuws/buitenland/artik

    #explosies #Damascus #instabiliteit

  4. 𝗧𝘄𝗲𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘆𝗿𝗶ë

    Bij een aanslag in de Syrische hoofdstad Damascus raakten vandaag 18 mensen gewond, een teken dat de veiligheidssituatie in het land nog altijd instabiel is. Er vonden twee explosies plaats, en dat tijdens een bezoek van de Franse president Macron.

    rtl.nl/nieuws/buitenland/artik

    #explosies #Damascus #instabiliteit

  5. Bombs exploded ​near the hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron was staying in Syria, but the French leader ​did not hear the explosions, and he met Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa afterward. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/ #worldnews #syria #france #emmanuelmacron #damascus #ahmadalsharaa

  6. Bombs exploded ​near the hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron was staying in Syria, but the French leader ​did not hear the explosions, and he met Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa afterward. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/ #worldnews #syria #france #emmanuelmacron #damascus #ahmadalsharaa

  7. alojapan.com/1508951/blasts-ro Blasts rock Damascus during Macron visit #AhmadAlSharaa #Damascus #EmmanuelMacron #France #syria #VisitJapan DAMASCUS – Two bombs exploded near a hotel in Damascus where French President Emmanuel Macron had spent the night, but his office said he did not hear ​the explosions and he met Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa soon afterwards on Tuesday. Syrian authorities said 18 people were wounded by the blasts, overshadowing the first ‌visit ‌to

  8. Explosions rock Damascus as French President Macron visits Syria

    Two ‌bombs exploded near the hotel in Damascus where Emmanuel Macron held meetings on Tuesday, Syrian state media said, but the French president's office said he did not hear the explosions during his visit to meet President Ahmed al-Sharaa.

    cbc.ca/news/world/macron-syria

    #Damascus #SyriaNews #Macron #AndorraNews #Syria #News #FranceNews #France #Andorra

  9. Explosions rock Damascus as French President Macron visits Syria

    Two ‌bombs exploded near the hotel in Damascus where Emmanuel Macron held meetings on Tuesday, Syrian state media said, but the French president's office said he did not hear the explosions during his visit to meet President Ahmed al-Sharaa.

    cbc.ca/news/world/macron-syria

    #Damascus #SyriaNews #Macron #AndorraNews #Syria #News #FranceNews #France #Andorra

  10. RE: journa.host/@ScottLucas/116878

    Meeting proceeds despite double bombing near #Macron hotel in #Damascus, which wounded 18 people

    #France sends delegation of investors and company heads

    #Sharaa #Syria

  11. RE: journa.host/@ScottLucas/116878

    Meeting proceeds despite double bombing near #Macron hotel in #Damascus, which wounded 18 people

    #France sends delegation of investors and company heads

    #Sharaa #Syria

  12. Explosions rock Damascus as France’s Macron visits Syria

    DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Explosions rocked Damascus on Tuesday as France’s president met with his Syrian counterpart in…
    #NewsBeep #News #Headlines #2024-2026Mideastwars #Ahmadal-Sharaa #BasharAssad #Damascus #EmmanuelMacron #Europe #Generalnews #Politics #Syria #Syriagovernment #World #Worldnews
    newsbeep.com/630876/

  13. Explosions detonated in central Damascus on Tuesday as French President Emmanuel Macron made a historic visit to Syria, meeting with Syrian President Ahmad al‑Sharaa while two blasts near the Four Seasons Hotel created panic, though Macron was confirmed safe and his visit continued. english.mathrubhumi.com/news/w #SyriaBlasts #Geopolitics #EmmanuelMacron #Damascus

  14. Bomb blast in central Damascus cafe kills several

    An explosion in a cafe in central Damascus killed five people on Thursday and injured 10, Syrian authorities said. Syrian state television said the blast was caused by an explosive device.

    france24.com/en/middle-east/20

    #Damascus #Syria #SyriaNews #News

  15. Bomb blast in central Damascus cafe kills several

    An explosion in a cafe in central Damascus killed five people on Thursday and injured 10, Syrian authorities said. Syrian state television said the blast was caused by an explosive device.

    france24.com/en/middle-east/20

    #Damascus #Syria #SyriaNews #News

  16. "#Syrian-#American #Jew, #JosephJajati, told The Media Line that a historic chair stolen from a #synagogue in #Damascus' Old City's #JewishQuarter has been recovered, crediting local residents with helping secure the return of what he described as one of the Syrian #Jewish community's most significant heritage artifacts.

    Speaking exclusively to The Media Line, #Jajati said he felt "immense gratitude, relief, and joy" following the chair's recovery, describing the outcome as "a great success" for both the local community and those committed to preserving #Syria's Jewish heritage.

    According to Jajati, the recovered object is not merely a piece of furniture but the Chair of #Elijah (“Kisse shel #Eliyahu”), a ceremonial chair that holds deep religious significance in Jewish tradition. The chair is traditionally used during circumcision ceremonies, symbolizing the presence of the Prophet Elijah."

    jpost.com/diaspora/article-900

  17. "#Syrian-#American #Jew, #JosephJajati, told The Media Line that a historic chair stolen from a #synagogue in #Damascus' Old City's #JewishQuarter has been recovered, crediting local residents with helping secure the return of what he described as one of the Syrian #Jewish community's most significant heritage artifacts.

    Speaking exclusively to The Media Line, #Jajati said he felt "immense gratitude, relief, and joy" following the chair's recovery, describing the outcome as "a great success" for both the local community and those committed to preserving #Syria's Jewish heritage.

    According to Jajati, the recovered object is not merely a piece of furniture but the Chair of #Elijah (“Kisse shel #Eliyahu”), a ceremonial chair that holds deep religious significance in Jewish tradition. The chair is traditionally used during circumcision ceremonies, symbolizing the presence of the Prophet Elijah."

    jpost.com/diaspora/article-900

  18. 📷 A Child Sitting on the Banks of the River Abana, #Damascus (Syria), 1898

  19. Nur ad-Din, Emir of #Syria, died OTD in 1174 in the Citadel of #Damascus, dying of a fever due to complications from a peritonsillar abscess cromwell-intl.com/travel/syria #travel #history

  20. Nur ad-Din, Emir of #Syria, died OTD in 1174 in the Citadel of #Damascus, dying of a fever due to complications from a peritonsillar abscess cromwell-intl.com/travel/syria #travel #history

  21. "Fewer than a hundred #Jewish people are estimated to remain in #Syria, scattered across a country where their community once numbered in the tens of thousands.

    In the narrow stone alleys of #Damascus's ancient #JewishQuarter, the question of how to maintain #religious tradition with almost no one left to sustain it has become urgent, and nowhere is that more visible than in the search for #kosher #food.

    #BakhorShamntoub, head of Syria's #Mussawi or Jewish community, sat down with Euronews to explain how a tradition that once sustained an entire community now depends on individual effort, occasional #imports from #Turkey, and packages sent by relatives in the #US.

    #Kosherlaw, #Shamntoub explained, permits lamb, beef and chicken — but only under strict conditions."

    euronews.com/2026/05/09/in-dam

  22. "Fewer than a hundred #Jewish people are estimated to remain in #Syria, scattered across a country where their community once numbered in the tens of thousands.

    In the narrow stone alleys of #Damascus's ancient #JewishQuarter, the question of how to maintain #religious tradition with almost no one left to sustain it has become urgent, and nowhere is that more visible than in the search for #kosher #food.

    #BakhorShamntoub, head of Syria's #Mussawi or Jewish community, sat down with Euronews to explain how a tradition that once sustained an entire community now depends on individual effort, occasional #imports from #Turkey, and packages sent by relatives in the #US.

    #Kosherlaw, #Shamntoub explained, permits lamb, beef and chicken — but only under strict conditions."

    euronews.com/2026/05/09/in-dam

  23. A Bookstore Grows in Damascus

    Al Manhal Bakery and Books hopes to be a space where Syrians can come together to learn about their own history and discuss deep issues following 54 years of dictatorship and censorship.
    The post A Bookstore Grows in Damascus appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
    publishingperspectives.com/202

    #AlManhal #AsserKhattab #Bookstores #BrantStewart #Damascus