Along with signs of progress as Syria emerges from the devastation of a 13-year civil war and more than 50 years of ...

Damascus, Syria, holds the record as the world's oldest continuously inhabited city, surviving for over 11,000 years. Despite ...

An Iranian-backed regime and militant group once dominated Syria and Lebanon respectively. Now, both countries are hoping to ...

Europe dominated the top of the list, but one city in Canada managed to hang on at No. 10 in this year’s rankings.

In a park overlooking Damascus, 25-year-old Khaldoun Hallak has spent the past few evenings with his friends, drinking yerba ...

SANA- The National Library in Damascus hosted Tuesday a workshop by Prof. Hussam al-Waer. The workshop discussed urban and historical fabric of the Old City of Damascus, and the necessity to ...

In Damascus’s Old City, dozens of cafes and bars, many serving alcohol, have been operating largely as usual since Assad’s ousting. One bar patron said bars emptied out or closed when clashes ...

Visiting Rabbi Henry Hamra led prayers at the Faranj synagogue in Damascus's Old City. His father Yusuf Hamra was reportedly the last rabbi to leave Syria, one of thousands of members of the Jewish ...

Accompanied by unidentified members of the delegation, U.S. congressman Cory Mills (R-FL), second from right, walks in the Old City of Damascus Friday, April 18, 2025. Mills is in Damascus in an ...

This gate leads to the Christian quarter of the old city of Damascus, where in the evening, young people and families stroll among churches, shops, and cafes. Georges made sure that no one entered ...

and passersby from all walks of life strolled through the iconic Damascus Gate, a primary access to the Old City of Jerusalem’s Muslim quarter that connects it with the Arab neighborhood of Bab ...

Damascus cultural life resumes with concerts, exhibition We are open to all forms of art, says ruling official Artists were worried about freedoms under Islamist rule New rulers trying to avoid ...