Like many Syrians, I'd only ever known the country under the rule of Assad and his father Hafez, who had been in power from ...

For decades, the small sultanate of Oman has lured travelers with its deep ties to tradition and its tranquil desert quarter.

As late as February 1965 he was received with great elation not only in Saudi Arabia and Jordan ... [8] On the same day, he sent his chief of staff, General Mohammad Fawzi, to Damascus to coordinate ...

At least in the capital, Damascus, the Christian holiday festivities were protected and joyfully observed. Religious ...

Images of Bashar al-Assad and his family were emblematic of the dynasty’s grip on Syria. Though remnants linger after the ...

Palmyra was considered one of the world's most intact ancient Roman sites. ISIS blew up many key monuments of this storied ...

A major rehabilitation is underway on the Delaware River span connecting Damascus, Pennsylvania, and Callicoon, New York. The New York State Department of Transportation announced that effective ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A pair of Republican Congress members were in the Syrian capital Friday on an unofficial visit organized by a Syrian-American nonprofit, the first by U.S. legislators ...

a Syrian-American Christian prelate serving as the Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church in Damascus Friday, April 18, 2025. Mills and Stutzman arrived on an unofficial visit organized by a ...