For Syrians observing Ramadan, this Muslim holy month is their first in their homeland since the end of the Assad family's ...

Following more than five decades of repression under the Assad regime, these artists are seizing the moment of cultural revival.

In the 12th century, the Andalusian poet and traveler Ibn Jubayr described the agricultural lands around Damascus as “the ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s new transitional ... while millions face cuts in food aid as a result of the war. Hours before the government was announced, the US State Department cautioned ...

It is the first time Israel has fired on Syria across the Golan Heights since the 1973 Yom Kippur War. November 11, 2012 – Syrian opposition ... they have not seen before. December 13, 2016 ...

Before Germany ... Germany reopened its embassy in Damascus on Thursday, 13 years after it was shut in the early days of Syria’s civil war. The German and European flags fly in front of the ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Sahar Diab had visited ... “The rituals have become much more beautiful,” she said. “Before, we were restricted in what we could say. ... Now, there’s freedom.” ...