Founded in the 3rd millennium B.C., Damascus is one of the oldest cities in the Middle East. In the Middle Ages, it was the centre of a flourishing craft industry, specializing in swords and lace. The ...

Local and international experts are filling a government void, and have begun the process of mapping and assessing sites ...

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

A visit to the souk in the old city in the Syrian capital of Damascus tell us a lot about the state of the country's current economy. KUOW is Seattle’s NPR news station. We are an independent ...

It stands at an important intersection between Damascus, the capital ... forces took positions outside Syria’s third-largest city, without elaborating. Rami Abdurrahman who heads the Britain ...

(JTA) — Syria has accused Israel of stealing ancient and valuable Jewish artifacts from a historic synagogue near Damascus. In an official complaint filed with the United Nations Security ...

Bukhoor Shamantoub, a Jewish resident of Damascus (photo credit ... launched in 1981 to redevelop the area of one of the city’s ancient walls. Only in 1992 were Jews allowed to leave Syria.

Rebel fighters in Syria announced they entered the capital city of Damascus on Sunday, after seizing control of several other cities as part of the effort to take down President Bashar al-Assad.