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Damascus, Syria Travel Newswire

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  1. Beirut: The Syrian Market in Bourj HammoudRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | Groong

    Al-Akhbar, Lebanon May 24 2013 Beirut: The Syrian Market in Bourj Hammoud By: Anas Zarzar Published Friday, May 24, 2013 Syrian vendors dot the alleyways of Beirut's Bourj Hammoud neighborhood.

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  2. SyrianAir booked out as war imperils roadsRead the original story w/Photo

    Saturday May 18 | The Daily Star

    DAMASCUS: International sanctions have piled up against SyrianAir but the carrier is operating at full capacity as civil war has made domestic road travel perilous and Syrian expatriates have few alternatives to return home.

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  3. American Doctors Reach Out To SyriaRead the original story

    Tuesday May 14 | WNYC-AM New York

    The civil war in Syria feels far away for many Americans. But it hits close to home for one Chicago doctor and has pulled him, and many of his colleagues, to the front lines.

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  4. American Doctors Reach Out To SyriaRead the original story

    Tuesday May 14 | National Public Radio

    Dr. Zaher Sahloul, a Syrian-America physician in Chicago, heads a group of U.S. doctors providing help to those injured in Syria's civil war.

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  5. 68 passengers arrive by Damascus- Qamishli -Yerevan flightRead the original story w/Photo

    Apr 17, 2013 | PanArmenian Network

    PanARMENIAN.Net - Damascus- Qamishli -Yerevan flights will henceforth operate on a regular basis, the manager of Syrian Airlines Yerevan office said.

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  6. Heavy shelling in DamascusRead the original story

    Apr 3, 2013 | AmericanBankingNews.com

    Amateur video purports to show heavy shelling in the Syrian capital as people search for survivors in the rubble in Aleppo.

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  7. San Diego Activists Mark 2nd Anniversary of Syrian UprisingRead the original story w/Photo

    Mar 18, 2013 | patch.com

    By Susan Murphy , KPBS.org More than 100 activists gathered at Santee Lakes on Sunday to commemorate the 2nd anniversary of the Syrian uprising, including some newly arrived Syrians who were rallying to help their war-torn homeland.

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  8. Dishes featuring za'atar and saffron from Orient Express by Silvena RoweRead the original story w/Photo

    Mar 15, 2013 | canada.com

    London-based chef Silvena Rowe showcases recipes from the streets and bazaars of the Eastern Mediterranean in her new cookbook Orient Express .

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  9. 100 Russians evacuated from SyriaRead the original story w/Photo

    Mar 12, 2013 | PanArmenian Network

    PanARMENIAN.Net - A Russian emergencies ministry's plane left Syria on Tuesday, March 12 with over 100 people from Russia and former Soviet republics, who decided to leave the country amid the ongoing conflict, a spokeswoman for the ministry said, according to RIA Novosti.

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  10. Russian Aircraft Evacuates over 100 People from SyriaRead the original story w/Photo

    Mar 12, 2013 | RIA Novosti

    A Russian emergencies ministry's plane left Syria on Tuesday with over 100 people from Russia and former Soviet republics, who decided to leave the country amid the ongoing conflict, a spokeswoman for the ministry said.

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  11. Cultural connections open diplomatic doorsRead the original story

    Mar 4, 2013 | Swissinfo

    A proposal to rein in pay-outs to top managers and company board members has won an overwhelming majority in a nationwide ballot on Sunday.

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  12. 25 Russians Evacuated From Syria's AleppoRead the original story w/Photo

    Feb 26, 2013 | RIA Novosti

    DAMASCUS, February 26 The Russian Embassy in Syria evacuated 25 Russian nationals from the northern city of Aleppo, where fierce clashes continue between government forces and rebels, a spokesman for the diplomatic mission said on Tuesday. 3 comments

  13. Hague calls on Assad to go as Syrians suffer more violenceRead the original story

    Feb 21, 2013 | AmericanBankingNews.com

    British Foreign Secretary William Hague calls on president Assad to go as clashes continue in Aleppo and deadly blasts hit Damascus.

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  14. Syrians say scud missile left massive crater in AleppoRead the original story

    Feb 18, 2013 | AmericanBankingNews.com

    UN investigator pushed for "urgent" action on war crimes in Syria as fighting raged in Aleppo and Damascus.

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  15. Video captures chaos of Damascus blast near bakeryRead the original story

    Feb 13, 2013 | AmericanBankingNews.com

    Amateur video purportedly captures the moments a blast hit a building near a bakery in Damascus - and limited shelling of Syria's second city, Aleppo.

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  16. Syrian rebels seize air baseRead the original story

    Feb 12, 2013 | AmericanBankingNews.com

    Amateur footage appears to show Syrian rebels seizing control of a military air base near the northern town of Aleppo and a military barracks in Damascus' Jobar district.

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  17. Aid doesna t reach camp for displaced Syrians just outside TurkeyRead the original story w/Photo

    Feb 7, 2013 | Tri-cityherald.com

    This is Syria's biggest camp for the internally displaced, and the flimsy tents shelter more than 20,000 people who have nowhere else to go.

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  18. Aid doesn't reach camp for displaced Syrians just outside TurkeyRead the original story

    Feb 7, 2013 | Clover Herald

    From a distance, the tents look like an unfurled streamer, a wave of white filling the olive grove and crawling up the barren hillside on the Syrian-Turkish border, almost a work of environmental art. 2 comments

  19. Air strikes continue to hammer SyriaRead the original story

    Feb 4, 2013 | AmericanBankingNews.com

    Bombs reportedly rain down on Damascus and Aleppo as world leaders search for ways to end the violence in Syria.

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  20. Israel's army chief lands in US amid Syria crisisRead the original story

    Feb 3, 2013 | The Times of Israel

    IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz, right, at a welcoming ceremony for his visiting US counterpart Martin Dempsey, at a military base in Tel Aviv on January 20, 2012.

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