North of Damascus lies Mount Qasioun (Jabal Qasiyun in Arabic), known to some as a "holy mountain". It has been a place of significance for prophets and mystics for millennia, and the reputed site ...

From the heights of Mount Qasioun, Syrians 'breathe in freedom' In an area long restricted to the regime's soldiers, the people of Damascus are rediscovering life's simple pleasures.

Umayyad Square in Damascus hummed to the throngs of people brandishing "revolution" flags as Syria saw in the new year with hope following 13 years of civil war. Gunshots rang out from Mount ...