Above, a 14th-century pharmaceutical container made in Damascus. Photograph by AKG/Album ... ibn Ishaq in charge of the translators at the city’s famous Bayt al-Hikma, or House of Wisdom.

Take a flight of discovery high above the enduring beauty of Syria with breathtaking drone footage of Damascus, Palmyra, and other historic sites, revealing their ancient architecture, cultural ...

More often than not, I'd expect masked gunmen to be deployed on every corner, patrolling the streets in groups, or whizzing around on battered trucks, with heavy machine guns at the ready and ...

DAMASCUS, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The head of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said on Saturday meetings he had with Syria's new leaders in Damascus were a first step towards ...

Damascus, SANA-With help of hundreds of Syrian volunteers, “We Are Back Damascus” campaign provided service and beautification activities to give Damascus city special splendor. The volunteer ...

A deadly car bomb attack near northern Syria’s Manbij has suspended negotiations between the Damascus interim government ... with the issue told Middle East Eye. The attack on Monday killed ...

DAMASCUS, Va. — Storm victims in Damascus said they are happy Vice President JD Vance came back to town for the second time Monday, and they hope he can help with a few things they still need ...

In Damascus again after a hiatus of nearly eight years, I decided to see what remained of the city’s once flourishing Jewish community. The dictator was gone. The new Islamist rulers had yet to ...

Vance's trip to Damascus was his first official trip outside of Washington, DC as vice president. "I promise you that this administration will not forget you, we love you, we're rooting for you ...

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa met with Syria's de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, in the People's Palace in Damascus on Tuesday. A statement from the prime minister's office said that ...

DAMASCUS, Va. — Vice President JD Vance pledged the federal government will do more to assist residents of this tiny community rebuild in the wake of disastrous flooding caused by Hurricane ...