Damascus has been able to enjoy a semblance of normality since fighting in the area ended in May, but for those in the rubble of shattered, destitute towns nearby, life could not be more different.

But Damascus was blessed – and cursed—by the opposite phenomenon. While its suburbs were erased or smashed beyond recognition amid a welter of shells, sniping and barrel-bomb attacks ...

the Damascus Planning Commission will take public requests for changes to the 2010 land-use designations on the city's voter-rejected comprehensive plan map. Catch Up View the city's Oregonian ...

The streets of Damascus are uncharacteristically empty on Saturday night, Zaina Shahla, a 42-year-old journalist living in the centre of the Syrian capital, tells the BBC. After a "normal" morning ...

Syrian insurgents on Wednesday lifted a curfew they had imposed on Damascus after reaching the capital three days ago, urging people to resume business as usual and help rebuild the new Syria ...

Firefighters have put out a fire that broke out before daybreak Friday at a fuel storage in the international airport of the Syrian capital Damascus ... is " totally normal" now, and an ...

The Syrian President also said that life was returning to normal in parts of Syria, including Damascus, as the intensity of the 5-year civil war diminishes. Amnesty’s report said that between 20 ...