By Islam Salah The Middle East is home to some of the most remarkable architectural achievements in history. From the ...

Karhi’s remarks about the “gates of Damascus” come as Israeli forces advance into southern Syria, now within less than 40 kilometers of the Syrian capital. Israeli Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi ...

The Trajan's Column is a Roman triumphal column erected in Rome in 113 AD by emperor Trajan. Most likely constructed under the supervision of the architect Apollodorus of Damascus it was part of the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A Syrian family that survived a 2013 chemical weapons attack on a suburb in Damascus recounted how they ...

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 ...

Damascus, Syria - December 27, 2024 Forces of the new Syrian government are parading through the streets of Damascus. The Best Movies of All Time Mysterious giant structures discovered on Mars ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The Qadam train station, which was damaged during the war between rebel forces and ousted President Bashar ...

Revolutionary songs rang out in downtown Damascus overnight Tuesday as Syrians marked the first new year's celebration without an Assad in power for more than 50 years. Umayyad Square in the ...

A train station in Damascus was once the pride of the Syrian capital, an essential link between Europe and the Arabian Peninsula during the Ottoman Empire and then a national transit hub DAMASCUS ...

Its leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, who is now the de facto leader of Syria, has emphasized religious harmony since taking power in Damascus. Sharaa was in the past critical of ISIS, describing its self ...