A contractor in Syria discovered an ancient Byzantine tomb complex believed to be 1,500 years old below a destroyed home. ... The empire fell in 1453 and was replaced by the Ottoman Empire.

The German and Austrian interior ministers broke off a planned trip to Syria on Thursday because of a possible threat to their delegation, German authorities said. Germany's Nancy Faeser had ...

Germany's acting Interior Minister Nancy Faeser and her Austrian counterpart, Gerhard Karner, have called off a planned trip to Syria following security warnings of a potential terrorist attack.

Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock officially reopened her country's embassy in war-ravaged Syria during a one-day visit to Damascus on Thursday.Baerbock reopened the mission, which closed ...

Syria's new President Ahmed al-Sharaa has been invited to visit Germany, his office said on Friday following a phone call with Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is counting on close European-Arab cooperation to ensure a peaceful transition in Syria, she said ahead of an international conference on the country's ...

BERLIN (AP) — The German and Austrian interior ministers broke off a planned trip to Syria on Thursday because of a possible threat to their delegation, German authorities said. Germany' ...

BERLIN (AP) — The German and Austrian interior ministers broke off a planned trip to Syria on Thursday because of a possible threat to their delegation, German authorities said. Germany's Nancy ...