Damascenes are experiencing the first Holy Month of Ramadan without the al-Assad family in more than five decades. Bashar al-Assad, who took over from his father Hafez, was the last of the family ...

Before Germany, Italy reopened its embassy last year before the fall of Assad, and Spain reopened its embassy after his ouster. Germany reopened its embassy in Damascus on Thursday, 13 years after ...

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 ...

Hundreds of civilians reported killed in days of violence Germany and US demand accountability for civilian killings Russia coordinates with US amid escalating Syrian violence DAMASCUS ...

The overnight clash in Damascus appeared to have been contained, but it has heightened concerns that the violence sweeping the country’s coastal region could spread. By Euan Ward Reporting from ...

Israel's defense ministry said Saturday the military has been instructed to prepare to defend a Druze settlement in the suburbs of Damascus, asserting that the minority it has vowed to protect was ...

By Alissa J. Rubin Reporting from the Faysh Khabur border crossing between Iraq and Syria In the Syrian capital, Damascus, the country’s new leader has hosted a national unity conference and ...

Claiming that the suburb 3km southeast of Damascus is a Druze city under threat, Netanyahu and his Defence Minister Israel Katz instructed their troops to “prepare to defend” Jaramana.

This appeared to set up the possibility of a clash between the SDF and HTS. As HTS assumed leadership in Damascus, it unified many former rebel groups, and Sharaa became the president of the new ...

They also served as an apt reminder to the new authorities in Damascus that they cannot reconquer the entire country nor impose their will on its diverse population by force. Attempting to do so ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The White Helmets did not dare set foot near Damascus for years after dictator Bashar al-Assad branded the ...