Syria's new leader Ahmad al-Sharaa on his arrival for a meeting with Druze leader Walid Joumblatt, Sunday Dec. 22, 2024, at the presidential palace in Damascus. (Credit: AFP)
On the road to the presidential palace in Damascus, perched on a hill facing Mount Qasioun, the highway was swarming with cars.“Under Hafez al-Assad, and sometimes under Bashar al-Assad, this road was closed and civilians were not allowed to drive...
On the road to the presidential palace in Damascus, perched on a hill facing Mount Qasioun, the highway was swarming with cars.“Under Hafez al-Assad, and sometimes under Bashar al-Assad, this road was closed and civilians were not allowed to drive...