Rabbi Yusuf Hamra smells a citrus fruit with former neighbors in Old Damascus. "The scent of Damascus was orange blossoms and jasmine," said his son Henry. The Syrian president sent a key advisor ...
When Syria's new leaders shut 60 Damascus bars, drinkers protested, and the government reversed itself. It's an example of ...
A Damascus man is expected to serve 14 years in prison for physically abusing his 5-month-old daughter, the Montgomery County ...
Caballero, 26, of Damascus, was sentenced Tuesday to 14 years in prison following his jury conviction of first-degree child ...
Fitr, the joyous celebrations of Damascene families have returned to their former glory, bringing with them the esse ...
FILE - Rabbi Yusuf Hamra, left, and his son Henry take pictures as they visit the Al-Raqi synagogue in the old city of Damascus Feb. 18, 2025. The Syrian-American Jewish family returned for the ...
Members of the Jewish delegation, accompanied by former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large Stephen Rapp, carry an historic Torah in the Faranj synagogue in Damascus. Cantor Henry Hamra lights a candle at the ...
The conservative Muslim rebels who ousted Syria's dictator late last year had arrived to shut down the trendy cocktail bar Mahmoud runs in the Old City of Damascus. Two government agents placed an ...