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 ...

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 ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. The price of gold today, as of 9:12 am ET, was $2,916.26 per ounce. That’s down 0.08% from yesterday’s gold price of $2,918.49.

Gold's price surge past $2,700 per ounce in October 2024 marked the beginning of a sustained rally. The momentum has only strengthened in 2025, with investors continuing to push the precious metal ...

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 ...

Traders are nervous that Trump will impose tariffs on gold. US banks are scrambling to move billions of dollars worth of gold from London to New York, fueled by fears of a global trade war sparked ...

DAMASCUS - On a wintry night in Damascus, hundreds of people packed into a courtyard in the Old City, dancing and singing during a joyful evening of music - a concert held with the approval of ...

Netanyahu Says Israel Won't Allow Syrian Forces 'South of Damascus' JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not allow Syria’s new army or the insurgent ...

The Damascus National Museum is one of the most important in the world and contains archaeological pieces that tell stories about human life on this earth and illustrate the chronology of events from ...

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 ...

“We are all familiar with the Damascus Gate built by Suleiman, but fewer people know that under it are the remains of ancient Jerusalem.” In the first half of the 2nd century CE — a few ...