DAMASCUS, SYRIA — Early travelers crossing the desert to Syria got their first view of Damascus from the top of Jebel Qassioun, a gently sloped mountain northwest of town. It was not a sight ...

State media says a suicide bomber in Syria has attacked a church filled with people near the capital, killing at least nine.

📺 Los Angeles news 24/7: Watch NBC4 free wherever you are “We declare the city of Damascus free from the tyrant Bashar al-Assad,” he said in a post on WhatsApp. “To the displaced people ...

Rebel fighters claimed they captured the Syrian capital of Damascus early Sunday as government forces loyal to the country’s president, Bashar al-Assad, were routed in a mater of days.

OSV News) – A U.S. bishop is calling for “ardent prayer” and an end to sectarian violence in Syria, following a suicide ...

Fighters celebrate in Damascus' Omeyyad mosque after Islamist-led rebels declared that they have taken the Syrian capital in a lightning offensive, in Damascus, Syria, Dec. 8, 2024. automation ...

Samir Ousman Alsheikh, 72, of Lexington, South Carolina, was reportedly the head of the Damascus Central Prison — colloquially known as Adra Prison — between 2005 and 2008.

In response to Iran’s retaliatory strike against Israel on April 13, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said “no credible threats” were facing the Los Angeles Jewish community at this ...

Much hinges on money. Syria’s readmission to SWIFT, the world’s financial messaging network, is deemed crucial.Among finance types in Damascus, the consensus is that connectivity will resume ...