Possible Clues:

• City that's turned insane with idiot strangling copper
• City copper in pile up died in the van
• Reputedly the oldest city in the world
• Syria capital
• Pauline conversion on the road to here
• ''The City of Jasmine''
• Olympic event, for one, a master's city
• The oldest (national) capital city in the world
• Block fool detaining copper in major city
• Middle East city towards which St Paul was travelling when he converted to Christianity