Syrians have welcomed in a new year that seems to many to mean a promise of a brighter future after the unexpected fall of ...

Former regime fighters tell the BBC they want to regain civilian status and had nothing to do with atrocities.

Palestinians have been protesting since the beginning of Ramadan, on 13 April, against an Israeli ban limiting their access to the full Damascus Gate plaza after Ramadan's night prayer ...

Protesters hurled stones at the police at Damascus Gate in the Old City ... at Al-Aqsa mosque for Laylat al-Qadr, the most holy night in the Muslim month of Ramadan. The Palestinian Red Crescent ...

Insurgents' stunning march across Syria accelerated Saturday with news that they had reached the gates of the capital and that government forces had abandoned the central city of Homs. The ...

Since Assad’s fall, dozens of Syrians have been killed in acts of revenge, according to activists and monitors, the vast ...

The streets of Damascus are uncharacteristically empty on Saturday night, Zaina Shahla, a 42-year-old journalist living in the centre of the Syrian capital, tells the BBC. After a "normal" morning ...

Last night, it collapsed,” the prime minister said. Israel’s fresh strikes over the weekend occurred after Islamic rebels captured Damascus following a two-week offensive. The Israeli targets ...

The price of your stay will change depending on the time of year you want to visit Damascus (Shechem) Gate. But on average, Capsule & Dormitory Space-X costs £41 per night and is one of the cheapest ...