In Damascus again after a hiatus of nearly eight years, I decided to see what remained of the city’s once flourishing Jewish community. The dictator was gone. The new Islamist rulers had yet to ...

Inside Syria's ancient capital, a lone Jewish guardian watches over abandoned properties while Islamist rulers patrol the rubble of historic synagogues.

"Behold, Damascus will cease to be a city and will become a heap of ruins," says Isaiah 17:1, which some Christians believe is now coming to pass. The last verses of Isaiah 17 are interpreted by some ...

With Bashar al-Assad gone and his autocracy in ruins, the EU is ready to turn the ... direct contact with the provisional government in Damascus led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).

From breaking news to special features, we're on it! Join the NonStop Local Chord group and always be in the know. Joshua and the Israelites razed the cities of Jericho and Ai, leaving none alive ...

With Bashar al-Assad gone and his autocracy in ruins, the EU is ready to turn the page and start anew with Syria. Brussels and other capitals have already established direct contact with the ...

Palestinians fled the 1948 Mideast War and took refuge in neighboring Syria. After 77 years, they're still waiting to go back ...

To get to Damascus from eastern Syria, you must take Highway 42 across the desert. It’s a long way to travel but it has its advantages. The route enables a close look at the ruins and debris ...

When MEE visited on 29 January, a search operation was underway in the ruins of the al-Zahra health ... Khiam A bulldozer was digging through another heap of rubble. A group of women sat nearby ...

Ballybunion Castle which for centuries has withstood the fury of the elements is now a heap of ruins. Ballylongford and the farmers in its vicinity have suffered severely.’ (end report ...

In the Clogher Valley, houses in Aughnacloy and Ballygawley were blown down and others burnt. The towns were described as ‘little better than a heap of ruins, with the inhabitants in the most ...