The international community should focus on empowering Syria’s local civil society groups and advocating for women’s rights ...

Three women were killed and several injured, including five children, in a stampede at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus Friday, the Syrian civil defense force known as the White Helmets said in a ...

But since he and his fellow jihadists advanced from Idlib, their northern enclave, and toppled the Assads on December 8th, ...

DAMASCUS - Syria's new authorities are using Islamic teachings to train a fledgling police force, a move officers say aims to ...

including women and Kurds, must be involved in the country's transition if Damascus wants European support, Germany's foreign minister said after a closely-watched first meeting with the new de ...

The late Hadiya Shatakh, one of the members of the ancient Jewish community in Damascus, has passed away at age 92. Shatakh, who had no children, belonged to a long-time family from the ancient ...

The mother of American journalist Austin Tice has made her first visit to Syria in almost a decade and says that the ...

At least three women were killed and five children injured in a stampede in the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Damascus on Friday, the Syrian civil defense said. The children suffered fractures ...

With its chic galleries, dimly lit bars and smoky cafés, Damascus’ vibrant cultural scene is flourishing again. But will this ...