Located off Al-Amin Street in the old Jewish Quarter, Beit Farhi is the real power center in Old Damascus. Tim Beddow Ghosts inhabit Damascus’ Old City like players on a stage. You can see them ...

The alleyways in the Old City of Damascus. The regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has come to an end. The capital city of Damascus was captured by Syrian rebels in the wee hours of Sunday ...

Rebel forces in Syria have ousted President Bashar al-Assad from power, ending more than half a century of brutal rule by the Assad family. Assad's downfall came less than two weeks after an initial ...

The Ministry of Culture organized a "Sports and Heritage" walk on Sunday to commemorate the International Day of Sport for ...

DAMASCUS, Ore. (AP) — In 2004, residents in the rolling hills southeast of Portland created Oregon’s newest city in hopes of providing urban amenities while preserving the area’s rural character and ...

Rebel forces in Syria reached the suburbs of Damascus on Saturday, marking what the jihadist-backed groups called the “final phase” of their offensive against the government as protesters in the city ...

Syrians are learning a lot about their country after the fall of former President Bashar al-Assad. Some of these discoveries have stirred up grief and anger over lost relatives in horrific prisons.

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. Mount Qasioun, which overlooks the ...

The Wall of Damascus stands as a prominent historical witness to the city’s development and its interaction with the many ...