Damascus Opera House director Lama Sallouh walks through the empty theater in Damascus, Syria on Thursday, May 1, 2014. Two art students were killed and five others were wounded when a mortar ...

To applause, percussionist Bahjat Antaki took the stage with Syria's national symphony orchestra, marking the first classical ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Just as Leen Arbid entered the front gate of the Damascus Opera House, a potent symbol of the Assad family’s decades-long authoritarian rule over Syria, she heard ...

Back to homepage / Live news At Damascus opera house, hopes for a better future. Damascus (AFP) – To applause, percussionist Bahjat Antaki took the stage with Syria's national symphony orchestra ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Just as Leen Arbid entered the front gate of the Damascus Opera House, a potent symbol of the Assad family's decades-long authoritarian rule over Syria, she heard a ...

Damascus opera suffers under mortar strikes. Just as Leen Arbid entered the front gate of the Damascus Opera House, a potent symbol of the Assad family's decades-long authoritarian rule over Syria ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Just as Leen Arbid entered the front gate of the Damascus Opera House, a potent symbol of the Assad family’s decades-long authoritarian rule over Syria, she heard a ...

After years of war forced it into near silence, Damascus' once-thriving Opera House is slowly coming back to life, bringing respite and a little culture to residents of Syria's capital. Recent weeks ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Just as Leen Arbid entered the front gate of the Damascus Opera House, a potent symbol of the Assad family’s decades-long authoritarian rule over Syria, she heard a deafening ...