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  1. Kurds hand over Kobani administration to Syrian government

    Syrian security forces and government officials have taken over administration of Kobani under a new agreement with Kurdish-led…
    #Conflict #Conflicts #War #Aleppoprovince #Damascus #Kobani #SDF #Syria
    europesays.com/3001201/

  2. 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

  3. europesays.com/iran/115853/ The UK will continue to work with partners to deliver a more peaceful and prosperous future for the Syrian people: UK statement at the UN Security Council | Foreign,Commonwealth and Development Office #Affaires #ambassador #Assad #Charg #Commonwealth #Council #Damascus #Development #east #Envoy #Foreign #Friday #government #However #Office #security #Syria #Syrian #UK #un

  4. europesays.com/iran/115443/ The UK will continue to work with partners to deliver a more peaceful and prosperous future for the Syrian people: UK statement at the UN Security Council | Foreign,Commonwealth and Development Office #Affaires #ambassador #Assad #Charg #Commonwealth #Council #Damascus #Development #east #Envoy #Foreign #Friday #government #However #Office #security #Syria #Syrian #UK #un

  5. Palestinians in Syria confront old suspicions under new rule

    When Palestinian-Syrian journalist Qusai Amameh published a report on the redevelopment of Damascus’ Mount Qasioun – a project…
    #Conflict #Conflicts #War #Damascus #DeathPenaltyforTerroristsLaw #Druze #Kurds #Palestinian #palestinians #Syria #TheMediaLine #UNRWA
    europesays.com/2987071/

  6. Turkey reopens border crossing with Syria after 12 years

    Turkey reopened one of its border crossings with Syria to civilian travel on Tuesday after a 12-year closure,…
    #Conflict #Conflicts #War #Ankara #civilwarinSyria #Damascus #Syria #Turkey
    europesays.com/2984357/

  7. "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

  8. "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

  9. "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

  10. "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

  11. "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

  12. 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