A few days after the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad fled into exile, in December, an elderly woman sat on the sidewalk ...

This is the twelvth part in a series about riding night trains across Europe and the Near East to Armenia—to spend time in ...

Islamic extremists like Hamas believe the Quran calls them to subjugate or kill non-Muslims, and to bring the entire world to heel under the boot of Sharia law. In pursuit of this goal, Islamic ...

OPCW head expected to meet Syrian interim president Previous Assad government hindered chemical weapons inspections DAMASCUS ... killed or injured thousands. A French court issued an arrest ...

DAMASCUS, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The head of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said on Saturday meetings he had with Syria's new leaders in Damascus were a first step towards ...

We will never be silent again!" Hélène Sallon (Damascus, special correspondent) Translation of an original article published in French on lemonde.fr; the publisher may only be liable for the ...

This handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on October 13, 2022 shows a Russian armoured personnel carrier taking part in joint military drills at the Tartus naval ...

Night - Partly cloudy. Winds from W to WSW at 7 to 8 mph (11.3 to 12.9 kph). The overnight low will be 38 °F (3.3 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 53 °F (11.7 °C). Winds variable at 8 to 21 ...

Four Seasons Hotel Damascus recently appointed Sanjiv Hulugalle as its new Hotel Manager. Having held a number of diverse positions under the Four Seasons umbrella, Hulugalle is set to take the ...

The mother of American journalist Austin Tice, who was taken captive during a reporting trip to Syria in August 2012, arrived in Damascus to step up the search for her son and said she hopes she ...