Twinkling lights, stars, bells and revolutionary flags are strung above the ancient streets of the old city of Damascus.
Although members of the Christian community said they are happy to see the Assad regime go, many are wary of their new ...
The small Christian village of Maaloula recalls what Julani's group was when they were still called Al Nusra. Here, in 2013, ...
Assad, who wielded fear and force over Syria for more than two decades, fled the country under the cover of night — and a ...
In Syria, after 13 years of civil war, armed rebels took the capital Damascus, in a lightning advance, prompting President ...
Scenes of public security forces entering the Mezzeh area of Damascus and imposing a curfew until 8am.
The church bells still ring in Syria’s ancient Christian enclaves, but their sound carries a bittersweet resonance. Two weeks ...
Among the sacred places mentioned in Islamic sources are Mecca, Sinai, and Jerusalem, but also Syria (the Shām) and ...
These establishments offer an array of international drinks and cuisine, creating an atmosphere that encourages mingling and ...
To most people who read or otherwise consume western media, the fall of the Assad government in Syria was unusually quick and even surprising. For most of ...
A Turkish television news report Tuesday claimed that Turkey’s President Recep Erdogan will travel to Damascus Friday and offer prayer at that city’s ancient Great Mosque. His transportation minister ...
The idea that Bashar Assad’s fall represents the birth of applied neo-Ottomanism sounds odd, but that’s what is happening.