Among the country's most important structures is the Minaret of Jam ... including the Great Mosque of Damascus (pictured). Located in the capital city and also known as the Umayyad Mosque ...

Among the country's most important structures is the Minaret of Jam, pictured ... including the Great Mosque of Damascus (pictured). Located in the capital city and also known as the Umayyad Mosque, ...

Syria's Bashar al-Assad fled to Moscow as Islamist-led rebels captured Damascus Sunday ... fundamental act of justice," Biden said from the White House. Residents cheered in the streets as ...

Syria opposition forces have declared that the 24-year rule of President Bashar al-Assad has come to an end, hours after fighters entered the capital, Damascus, following a lightning advance ...

A group of unknown gunmen stormed the Iranian embassy in Damascus on Sunday after Islamist rebels took the city and overthrew the regime of Bashar Assad, who the Russian Foreign Ministry says fled ...

The Syrian Civil Defence group, also known as the White Helmets, uncovered 21 corpses and human remains in Damascus. The site was previously used by Hezbollah and Iran-backed militias during the civil ...

Hundreds of people have protested in Christian areas of the Syrian capital of Damascus after a video emerged showing hooded fighters setting a Christmas tree on fire elsewhere in the country.

Insurgents' stunning march across Syria accelerated Saturday with news that they had reached the gates of the capital and that government forces had abandoned the central city of Homs. The ...

Damascus (AFP) – A silent crowd gathered in the Syrian capital Damascus on Friday to press the new authorities about the fate of relatives who went missing under Bashar al-Assad and to demand ...

An alleged Israeli airstrike near Damascus hit a weapons warehouse and killed several people according to Arab-language media outlets Sunday. Reports said there was an explosion in the city of ...

The protests took place in Damascus Monday night after video footage on social media showed hooded figures setting fire to a tree at the intersection of a traffic circle in the majority-Christian ...