Like many Syrians, I'd only ever known the country under the rule of Assad and his father Hafez, who had been in power from ...

At least in the capital, Damascus, the Christian holiday festivities were protected and joyfully observed. Religious ...

Images of Bashar al-Assad and his family were emblematic of the dynasty’s grip on Syria. Though remnants linger after the ...

This is the celebration of celebrations!' An aerial picture shows people gathering in the Umayyad Mosque courtyard after the morning prayer on the first day of Eid Al Fitr, in Damascus on March 31 ...

A climate in which science, art, and culture flourished in the Golden Age of Islam and the conditions that foretold the Age’s ...

Syria’s former permanent representative to the UN, Bashar Jaafari, has requested asylum in Russia, signaling a potential ...

Coin collecting may have been a niche hobby in times past, but an increased interest in numismatics -- whether due to ...

Originating in the Horn of Africa and first cultivated in the Arabian Peninsula, coffee has been providing the world with ...

The rally was organized at the Umayyad Square, where participants carried ... On Tuesday, at least seven people were killed and several others injured in an Israeli incursion and shelling in ...

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa travelled to the United Arab Emirates on April 13, just after attending an important forum ...

From the early morning hours, crowds of men, women and children flocked to pray at Damascus's historic Umayyad Mosque for Eid — Bakr ALKASEM ... Assad was deposed on December 8 -- a few thousand ...