From a Bond villain lair in the rugged heights overlooking Damascus, the all-seeing eye of a notorious ... with shepherds ...

United Nations-backed experts on Thursday accused Israel of “the systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other gender-based violence” in its war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Israel’s ...

Syrians back freedom, justice, equality at dialogue Closing statement condemns Israeli incursion Proponents say event marks shift from Assad-era autocracy Critics question lack of minority inclusion ...

For the first time in three decades, Rabbi Joseph Hamra and his son Henry read from a Torah scroll in a synagogue in the heart of Syria's capital Damascus, carefully passing their thumbs over the ...

Last week in Jaramana, a suburb of Damascus with a large Druze population ... stood on a rooftop and scanned the hills with binoculars. He spoke by walkie-talkie with a militiaman with an assault ...

Five members of the seven-strong preparatory committee are either in HTS or close to the group, and there are no Druze or Alawite members, both of which are significant minorities in Syria.