The Jewish Quarter of Damascus is located in the old city. There were 50,000 Jews ... was an opulent Damascene courtyard house owned by the Tuta family from the mid-19th to early 20th century.

We explore the history behind the great mosque by following the journey of the renowned Andalusian traveller and poet, Abul Huayn ibn Jubayr The courtyard ... the city of old Damascus would ...

In a Damascus courtyard, Syrian activists brainstormed strategies to ensure their country does not return to authoritarianism, in a scene unimaginable under president Bashar al-Assad’s rule.

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