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 ...

Attendees gather during a national dialogue, a key milestone in the transition to a new political system after decades of Assad rule, in Damascus ... People's Palace in the hills above the ...