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Today — 7 January 2025Main stream

Syria’s New Rebel Government Orders Changes to School Curriculum, Worrying Some Syrians

7 January 2025 at 04:43
Syria’s new government has swiftly ordered changes to school curriculums. Some Syrians say the move is a worrying sign of how the former rebels plans to govern a diverse country.

© David Guttenfelder/The New York Times

Syrians protesting changes to the public school curriculum outside the Ministry of Education in Damascus on Sunday.
Before yesterdayMain stream

In Damascus, Syrians Reclaim Spaces and Freedoms After al-Assad’s Fall

Residents of Syria’s capital are picnicking on a once-forbidden mountaintop and trading openly in dollars and imported Nescafe. They say the city seems theirs again.

© Laura Boushnak for The New York Times

Mount Qasioun, which overlooks the Syrian capital, Damascus, is being revived as a leisure spot.

Gaza Rescuers Are Haunted by Voices of Those They Couldn’t Save

4 January 2025 at 18:00
Rescuers rushing to the scene of Israeli airstrikes save those who they can, but are forced to leave many behind. “My soul is tired from this war,” one said.

© Omar Al-Qattaa/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

A rescue after an Israeli bombardment in northern Gaza City in October.
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