Besides Damascus, other key cities include Aleppo, known for its historic citadel and ancient bazaar; Homs, a major ...

Damascus — Israeli airstrikes targeted a residential neighborhood in the Syrian capital of Damascus early Sunday, killing at least five people and wounding 15, Syrian state news reported.

The present city walls, the Citadel, some mosques and tombs survive from the Middle Ages, but the greatest part of the built heritage of the city dates from after the Ottoman conquest of the early ...

The new national emblem is another step in the removal of symbols from the Assad dynasty, which ruled the country for more ...

The citadel and its wide, rubbish-strewn moat lies beyond the historic quarter. Once Syria's economic capital, Aleppo and its surrounding neighbourhoods have been destroyed by four years of ...

A rave held at the medieval castle of Krak des Chevaliers raised alarm among experts, who fear the Syrian government is prioritizing tourism over preservation.

In the turmoil that followed Assad’s exit, the Institute of Archeology in Damascus Citadel, an 11th-century building, was looted and set on fire, according to Nabo.

Rebel forces in Syria reached the suburbs of Damascus on Saturday, marking the “final phase” of their offensive -- and President-elect Donald Trump urged the United States not to get involved.

After the fall of Syria's despotic Assad regime, life is slowly returning to one Damascus suburb, where the violence and painful memories of the past are being unearthed.

Across Damascus, as in much of the country, Syrians are reclaiming, and in some cases embracing anew, spaces and freedoms that had been off limits for years under the Assad regime.

Fifteen people were killed and 16 others injured in Israeli strikes on Damascus in Syria, state media SANA said, citing a military source and marking one of the deadliest strikes in months to hit ...

Damascus ,SANA- When we mention Damascus city, our imagination immediately turns towards the old city with its alleys, houses, buildings, and beautiful historical and heritage architectural ...