A visit to the souk in the old city in the Syrian capital of Damascus tell us a lot about the state of the country's current economy. KUOW is Seattle’s NPR news station. We are an independent ...

In Damascus, life is cautiously returning to normal ... "We Syrians, we love life, and life goes on," said the 57-year-old, who hesitated before mentioning she was arrested by government forces ...

In the Old City, Fadi Raslan ... but training is ongoing to increase our numbers," he said. The Damascus committees begin their neighbourhood watches at 22:00 (19:00 GMT) every night and end ...

Others have brought a sense of relief and joy. That was evident at the Al-Hamidiyah market in the heart of the old city of Damascus. It was once inaccessible to many Syrians. NPR's Hadeel Al ...