Damascus

Type: City
Name: Damascus
Country: Syria
Latitude: 33.5
Longitude: 36.32
population: 1,576,843
First Reported 20 hours ago - Updated 38 mins ago - 7 Documents

15 arrested J'lem Day protesters released

The 15 people who were arrested yesterday for disturbing the peace during clashes at Damascus Gate in east Jerusalem on Sunday for Jerusalem Day were all released on Monday on conditions.The five Arabs and ten Jews were required to pay a guarantee that ... [ Published 38 mins ago by Jerusalem Post ]
First Reported 20 hours ago - Updated 58 mins ago - 12 Documents

Syria's conflict overflows into Lebanon

I saw a Lebanese fighter hoist the Syria opposition flag on a sandbag barrier on the frontline between two Lebanese communities who shot at each other for days last week. It wasn't the first time Sunnis of Bab el-Tebbaneh and the Alawites (the sect ... [ Published 2 hours ago by Al Jazeera Blogs ]
First Reported 22 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 8 Documents

UN Observers Experience Another Close Call in Syria

Stockbyte/Thinkstock(DAMASCUS, Syria) -- Observers from the United Nations' mission in Syria were in the vicinity of a rocket-powered grenade fired in their direction Sunday in the town of Douma, north of Damascus.None of the monitors, including its leader, ... [ Published 1 hour ago by KSFO-AM ]
First Reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 2 Documents

Bmi to end flights to Damascus

Bmi’s flights from Heathrow to the Syrian capital of Damascus are to be suspended on May 29.The country has been rocked by violence over the last year, with mass demonstrations against the Syrian government, and a crackdown on protesters by the autho ... [ Published 1 hour ago by Air & Business Travel News ]
First Reported 4 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 6 Documents

Syria forces kill nine deserters as Nato nixes intervention

DAMASCUS: Syrian forces ambushed and killed nine army deserters in a north Damascus suburb on Monday, a human rights watchdog said, as Nato ruled out military action against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.The bloodletting also appeared to spill ... [ Published 2 hours ago by DAWN Group ]
Entities: NATO, Herve Ladsous, Syria
First Reported May 20 2012 - Updated 2 hours ago - 14 Documents

Syria: Blast near UN monitors

Read more about Nato. Now R766.95Damascus - A rocket-propelled grenade exploded near a team of UN observers in a Damascus suburb on Sunday, the military said, as dozens of people were killed in violence while clashes raged between regime troops and armed ... [ Published 4 hours ago by News24.com ]
First Reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 2 Documents

Syrian forces kill 9 deserters, reports monitoring group

Syrian forces ambushed and killed nine army deserters near a north Damascus suburb as fighting between armed rebels and troops raged around the capital during the night, a monitoring group said. ... [ Published 3 hours ago by Abu Dhabi National ]
Entities: Damascus
First Reported May 20 2012 - Updated 3 hours ago - 17 Documents

Gunbattle in Beirut amid fears of Syria spillover

Gunmen fired rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns early Monday in intense street battles in the Lebanese capital, wounding six people as fears mounted that the conflict in neighboring Syria was bleeding across the border.The fighting appeared to ... [ Published 8 hours ago by KansasCity.com ]
Entities: Syria, Beirut, Lebanon
First Reported May 20 2012 - Updated 8 hours ago - 22 Documents

Dozens dead after Damascus bomb

A rocket-propelled grenade has exploded near a team of UN observers in a Damascus suburb, as dozens of people were killed in violence while clashes raged between regime troops and armed rebels.At a NATO summit in Chicago, alliance chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen ... [ Published 9 hours ago by Sky News Australia ]
First Reported May 19 2012 - Updated May 20 2012 - 22 Documents

Suicide blast kills 9 in eastern Syria city

AFP/Damascus A suicide bomber detonated a car bomb in eastern Syria yesterday killing nine people, as US President Barack Obama said the G8 wanted a political transition in the violence-wracked country. The bombing was the first of its kind in Deir Al ... [ Published May 20 2012 by Gulf Times ]
First Reported May 19 2012 - Updated May 20 2012 - 17 Documents

Suicide blast in Syria kills 9

A car bomb targeting a military complex in an eastern Syrian city Saturday killed at least nine people and left dozens injured amid growing fears that al Qaeda might be behind some of the attacks in the country.The bombing in Deir al-Zour damaged homes ... [ Published May 20 2012 by Austin American Statesman ]
Entities: Suicide, Syria, Damascus
First Reported May 19 2012 - Updated May 19 2012 - 11 Documents

Largest protests yet in Syria's biggest city

Syrian forces on Friday fired on protesters holding the largest opposition marches yet in Aleppo, a sign of rising anti-regime sentiment in the country's biggest city, which has largely remained supportive of President Bashar Assad throughout the 15-month ... [ Published May 19 2012 by Jakarta Post ]
Entities: Syria, Aleppo, protest, Damascus

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...battle in the Six-Day War, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, vowed to keep Jerusalem entirely under Israeli sovereignty, declaring that "Israel without Jerusalem is like a body without a heart. And our heart will never be divided again"
Bmi said in a statement: "Following the successful purchase of Bmi by British Airways, plans for the resumption of flights to Libya are to be consolidated. As a result Bmi will not resume its flights to Tripoli."

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15 arrested J'lem Day protesters released [ Published 38 mins ago by Jerusalem Post ]
Beirut gunbattle leaves 2 dead as fears grow of... [ Published 48 mins ago by Dawson Creek Daily News ]
Thousands mourn Lebanese cleric [ Published 1 hour ago by Toledoblade.com ]
23 OFWs from Syria to arrive on Tuesday [ Published 1 hour ago by Sun Star Network ]
UN Observers Experience Another Close Call in S... [ Published 1 hour ago by KSFO-AM ]
Arrests Made at Jerusalem Day Flag March [ Published 1 hour ago by Palestine News Network ]
Bmi to end flights to Damascus [ Published 1 hour ago by Air & Business Travel News ]
Thousands gather for Lebanese Sunni cleric funeral [ Published 1 hour ago by Austin American Statesman ]
DUBAI, (SANA)- A militant group called ‘al-Nus... [ Published 1 hour ago by Federation of Arab News Agencies ]
Summer season witnesses large number of travel ... [ Published 1 hour ago by Kuwait News Agency ]
Lebanon on end edge as Syrian strife spills int... [ Published 1 hour ago by Zaman ]
Thirteen Army, Law Enforcement Martyrs Laid to ... [ Published 1 hour ago by Syrian Arab News Agency ]
Disgrace [ Published 1 hour ago by Harry's Place ]
Bmi suspends Damascus route [ Published 1 hour ago by SeatPlans.com ]
Al-Nusra Front Claims Responsibility for Suicid... [ Published 1 hour ago by Syrian Arab News Agency ]
Syria's conflict overflows into Lebanon [ Published 2 hours ago by Al Jazeera Blogs ]
In pictures: Beirut clashes [ Published 2 hours ago by BBC Middle East ]
Syria forces kill nine deserters as Nato nixes ... [ Published 2 hours ago by DAWN Group ]
THE SYRIAN CRISIS REACHES BEIRUT [ Published 2 hours ago by Misna ]
Flagdance Detainees Conditionally Released [ Published 2 hours ago by Israel National News ]
Syria forces 'kill 9 deserters' as NATO rejects... [ Published 2 hours ago by Yahoo! Singapore ]
Beirut gun battle leaves 2 dead as Syria confli... [ Published 2 hours ago by CBC ]
Deadly Beirut clashes spark Syria fear [ Published 2 hours ago by BigPond News ]
Two dead as Syrian divisions spill over into Le... [ Published 2 hours ago by Eircom.net ]
Syria: UN observer chief escapes Syria bomb blast [ Published 2 hours ago by Muslim News ]
Beirut Clashes: 2 Killed In Street Battles As S... [ Published 3 hours ago by Huffington Post ]
Syrian forces kill 9 deserters, reports monitor... [ Published 3 hours ago by Abu Dhabi National ]
Syrian forces 'kill 9 deserters in Damascus' [ Published 3 hours ago by Yahoo! UK and Ireland ]
Syrian forces 'kill 9 deserters in Damascus' [ Published 3 hours ago by France24 - Africa ]
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Disgrace [ Published 1 hour ago by Harry's Place ]
This is a cross-post from falsedichotomies.com The blond youth waving an Israeli flag looked at me in astonishment. I was standing on the other side of the street, just opposite the Damascus Gate, and I was standing with the Arabs. And yet I had ...
Syria's conflict overflows into Lebanon [ Published 2 hours ago by Al Jazeera Blogs ]
I saw a Lebanese fighter hoist the Syria opposition flag on a sandbag barrier on the frontline between two Lebanese communities who shot at each other for days last week. It wasn't the first time Sunnis of Bab el-Tebbaneh and the Alawites (the sect ...
SaloumehZ: #Damascus 20:50 GMT+3 - Syria Reuter... [ Published 9 hours ago by Twitter / SaloumehZ ]
SaloumehZ: #Damascus 20:50 GMT+3 - SyriaReuters reports that activist video posted online shows bulldozers, which (cont) http://t.co/ls9caHdh ...
SaloumehZ: #Damascus 20:40 GMT+3 - Syria Syrian... [ Published 9 hours ago by Twitter / SaloumehZ ]
SaloumehZ: #Damascus 20:40 GMT+3 - Syria Syrian army shelling and gunfire killed 34 people, including children, on Sunday (cont) http://t.co/q8CIzoJ7 ...
Brief Reviews from Spring 2012 MEQ [ Published 13 hours ago by Solsticewitch13's BOS ]
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Al Qaeda in Syria? U.N. mission chief considers [ Published May 18 2012 by Reuters Video: Top News ]
US and al Qaeda as allies? [ Published May 13 2012 by CBS - YouTube ]
US and al Qaeda as allies? [ Published May 13 2012 by CBS News Online - YouTube ]
Mourning in Syria. [ Published May 12 2012 by Reuters Video: Top News ]
Funeral in Damascus [ Published May 12 2012 by WSJ.com Video - Digits ]
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West Bank Bomb Attempts Highlight Need for Ther... [ Published May 02 2012 by PR.com Press Releases ]
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