On the outskirts of Damascus lies one of the holiest sites ... In the Christian neighborhood of Bab Touma, some worry that Christians could be relegated to second-class citizens.

SIMONA FOLTYN: On the outskirts of Damascus lies one of the holiest sites ... In the Christian neighborhood of Bab Touma, some worry that Christians could be relegated to second-class citizens.

As for the main gates of Damascus, they are only seven; Bab Touma, Bab al-Salam, And Bab Al-Fradis, Bab Al-Jabiya, Bab Al-Saghir, Bab Kisan and Bab Sharqi. Many historians, like Ibn Asaker, Hassan ...

On a Saturday night, I walk into a venue near Bab Touma Square in Damascus. It is a well-lit apartment of sorts, turned to an art gallery. The walls are lined with modern art pieces, and people are ...

Damascenes are experiencing the first Holy Month of Ramadan without the al-Assad family in more than five decades. Bashar al-Assad, who took over from his father Hafez, was the last of the family ...

A group of Syrian Jews recently visited Damascus for the first time in over 30 years, Reuters reported. Rabbi Joseph Hamra, 77, and his son Henry, 48, visited a synagogue in the Syrian capital and ...

The map also includes a depiction of the city’s northern gate, represented by the famous pillar that gave it its name in Arabic (to this day, Damascus Gate is known in Arabic as Bab al-Amud ...

By Alissa J. Rubin Reporting from the Faysh Khabur border crossing between Iraq and Syria In the Syrian capital, Damascus, the country’s new leader has hosted a national unity conference and ...

Israel’s defense minister says minority Druze in Jaramana a town south of Damascus, were under attack from the new Syrian regime and that he ordered Israeli forces to be poised to help protect ...

This city is also known for its walls, gates and great castles, and when talking about ancient Aleppo, we must talk about its gates, the most prominent of which are: Bab al-Hadid, Bab Antakya ...