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Syria’s credit card comeback, Damascus International Fair mark return to global economy

Syria can now process credit card payments again, symbolizing Syria's re-entry into the international system after years of isolation.

Artists perform on stage during the opening ceremony of the Damascus International Fair in Damascus, Syria, August 26, 2026.
The gun confiscated from the man in Jerusalem illegally on May 29, 2026.

Man indicted after being caught with a loaded gun in Jerusalem's Old City

 Baruch Marzel and Right-wing activists protest near Damascus Gate, in Jerusalem Old City on January 26, 2023.

Israeli arrested for burning flag in response to Arab League lawmaker

The Jerusalem Day flag march at the Damascus Gate, May 18, 2023

Some 50,000 Israelis join Jerusalem Day flag march, scuffles erupt in Old City


No to the Flag March in the Muslim Quarter - opinion

The centrality of the Flag Parade and what it symbolizes has been established in the Palestinian consciousness and was an emphasis in the ceasefire negotiations this past week

 HEN-OPPOSITION MK Itamar Ben-Gvir celebrates at a Flag March at Damascus Gate, in Jerusalem’s Old City, June 2021.

Jerusalem Day: 10 iconic must-see spots in Israel's capital

In advance of Jerusalem Day, marking 56 years since the city’s unification, the Magazine brings you a tapestry of 10 of Jerusalem’s iconic places and people, in alphabetical order.

 JERUSALEM: A view of Israel's capital city (Illustrative).

Two indicted for Jerusalem terrorist attacks during Ramadan tensions

A teenager was indicted for throwing a Molotov cocktail at a vehicle • A 31-year-old resident of Rahat was indicted for an attempted stabbing attack

Border Police officers stand guard near the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem Old City, on May 25, 2022

Israel Police stop brawl at Damascus Gate amid Ramadan festivities

Video published by Palestinian media showed groups of teenagers brawling at the scene before Israel Police entered the plaza and separated the groups.

 PALESTINIANS GATHER at Damascus Gate at the beginning of Ramadan in Jerusalem’s Old City, Wednesday.

Baruch Marzel attacks Ben-Gvir, Netanyahu: 'Weaker than Lapid and Bennett'

Marzel, the founder of Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit party, expressed outrage after being blocked from the Damascus Gate.

 Baruch Marzel and Right-wing activists protest near Damascus Gate, in Jerusalem Old City on January 26, 2023.

Israeli-Arab partnership is doomed, Netanyahu always come first - opinion

I am leaving Meretz with the terrible realization that the only Jewish partner in the Israeli parliament has left the mutual cause of living together as equals.

 THE WRITER votes in the Knesset plenum against legislation aimed at extending the civilian status of Israelis living in the West Bank, in June.

Terror attack at Damascus Gate, Israeli thwarts Palestinian infiltration in W. Bank

Border Police officer stabbed at Damascus gate, attacker shot * Palestinian attack thwarted in West Bank Tekoa settlement, terrorist killed

 IDF search for infiltrators into the West Bank settlement of Tekoa, May 8 2022.

As Temple Mount riots continue, Hamas warns against Jews entering site

Right-wing activists also attacked an Arab restaurant owner in the Old City on Wednesday evening.

 THE MUGHRABI Bridge that leads to the Temple Mount compound with the Western Wall and the Dome of the Rock seen in the background in Jerusalem’s Old City.

Bennett defends decision to stop Ben-Gvir flag march

PM Bennett said that he will not endanger IDF and police for the sake of Ben Gvir's and Smotrich's political provocation.

Otzma Yehudit leader MK Itamar Ben-Gvir rallies outside Damascus Gate, Old City, Jerusalem, June 10, 2021.

The police should leave the Damascus Gate plaza - opinion

Without heavily armed Israeli police presence at the site during Ramadan, the Palestinians there would be free to celebrate and party into the wee hours before their new fast begins.

 ISRAELI POLICE arrest a man during confrontations with protesters at Damascus Gate of Jerusalem’s Old City on April 4, 2022.