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Smoke and fire rise at the site where explosive devices blew up near a hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron was meant to be staying, in Damascus, Syria, in this screengrab obtained from a video, July 7, 2026. Photo:Reuters

Blasts rock Damascus during Macron visit

The blasts underscore the major security challenges in Syria, where Macron is the first head of state of a major European Union country to visit since ​rebels led by Sharaa toppled Bashar al-Assad...

People inspect the damage after a blast rocked the Mar Elias Church according to witnesses, in the Dweila neighbourhood of Damascus, Syria June 22, 2025. The White Helmets/Handout via REUTERS

25 killed in suicide bombing at Damascus church

People enjoy their time at the courtyard of Beit Jabri restaurant in Damascus, Syria January 27, 2025. REUTERS/Firas Makdesi

Dancing in Damascus: Syrians cling to culture under Islamists' rule

File Photo: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs a Cabinet meeting at the Kirya, which houses the Israeli Ministry of Defence, in Tel Aviv, Israel on December 17, 2023. MENAHEM KAHANA/Pool via REUTERS

Israeli airstrikes hit security complex, research centre in Damascus: sources

A poster depicting Syria's President Bashar al-Assad is placed on a building in Damascus, after last week's rebel seizure of Aleppo marked the biggest offensive for years, Syria December 5, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Firas Makdesi/File Photo

Syrian rebels topple President Assad, PM calls for free elections

Map of Syria. File photo: AP

Israel strikes car on Damascus airport road: State media

A screenshot of Google Maps showing Damascus, capital of Syria.

Syria state media says Israel strike hits Damascus

FILE PHOTO: The Iranian flag flutters in front the International Atomic Energy Agency (Iaea) headquarters in Vienna, Austria March 4, 2019/Reuters

Iran says 'reserves right' to avenge deadly Israeli strike on Damascus

A building destroyed in a reported Israeli strike in Damascus on Jan. 20. Photo: Louai Beshara/AFP

Israeli strike on Damascus kills four senior Iran Revolutionary Guard officials

Smoke rises from the besieged Eastern Ghouta in Damascus, Syria, February 27, 2018. REUTERS/ Bassam Khabieh

Two fighters killed in Israeli strikes near Damascus

Smoke rises from the besieged Eastern Ghouta in Damascus, Syria, February 27, 2018. REUTERS/ Bassam Khabieh

Bomb blast kills several people at shrine near Syrian capital

Smoke rises from the besieged Eastern Ghouta in Damascus, Syria, February 27, 2018. REUTERS/ Bassam Khabieh

Israel launches missiles around Damascus: Syrian state news agency

Smoke rises from the besieged Eastern Ghouta in Damascus, Syria, February 27, 2018. REUTERS/ Bassam Khabieh

Two civilians killed in Israeli attack on Syria's Damascus