The regime set up by Hafez al-Assad after the coup d'état of November 13, 1970, had only one objective: Its own continuity, ...

The Great Mosque of Al‑Nouri, Al-Tahera Church, and Al-Saa'a Convent were restored through UNESCO's $115 million Revive the ...

The leaning minaret of Mosul in northern Iraq has been restored using its original brickwork, years after it was reduced to ...

A prison in Syria holds about 4,500 members of the Islamic State group who have been there for years without trial.

Syria’s Islamist leaders pledged to respect religious freedom despite their radical past. Many Christians and Shiites are ...

Tajani earlier toured the landmark Umayyad mosque in Damascus. "It's a great pleasure... to be here this morning to visit and pay homage to all Syrian believers," he told AFP at the mosque ...

As Pope Francis appoints Cardinal George Koovakad as Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, the Indian-born ...

A warning has gone out to seafarers in the Persian Gulf over what appear to be attempts by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard to ...

Mohamed Khairullah crossed the border into Syria and headed straight to the Rawdah Mosque in Aleppo ... and prayed under the dome roof over the great hall — the same hall where his grandfather ...

Damascus: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign ... appreciating the State of Qatar's continuous support for the Syrian people and its great efforts to develop Syria. The State of Qatar ...

Doha, Qatar: Immerse yourself in a night of culinary magic as Shaza Doha has unveiled its latest themed dining experience: Damascus Nights. Starting on January 30, this exclusive buffet will ...

“You can walk around Damascus now without encountering checkpoints, without having to see pictures of Bashar al-Assad everywhere,” said Bassam al-Kuwatli, president of the Syrian liberal party Ahrar. ...