The Assad dynasty ruled Syria with an iron fist ... Syria’s corrupt armed forces turned brittle. As a result, Damascus and other key cities did not endure another wave of destruction.

This act also drew a direct connection to the Umayyad Dynasty, which had its capital in Damascus. Erdogan's neo-Ottoman vision is steeped in such historical references, positioning Turkey as the ...

This act also drew a direct connection to the Umayyad Dynasty, which had its capital in Damascus. Erdogan’s neo-Ottoman vision is steeped in such historical references, positioning Turkey as the ...

Syrians gathered in the iconic Umayyad Square in Damascus to protest against the presence of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in eastern Syria on Friday, ...

From the Umayyad Square in Damascus, we jumped onto the back of a pick-up truck full of General Security soldiers and sped away through busy traffic and towards a road leading to a hilltop that ...

DAMASCUS, Va. — Storm victims in Damascus said they are happy Vice President JD Vance came back to town for the second time Monday, and they hope he can help with a few things they still need ...

DAMASCUS, Va. (WDBJ) - With Vice President J.D. Vance visiting Damascus Monday, WDBJ7 checked in with people living in the town to learn more about the community’s ongoing recovery after the ...

DAMASCUS, Va. (WDBJ) - JD Vance returned to Damascus Monday, January 27, this time as Vice President. Vance said the purpose of his visit was to check on the cleanup from Hurricane Helene.

In Damascus again after a hiatus of nearly eight years, I decided to see what remained of the city’s once flourishing Jewish community. The dictator was gone. The new Islamist rulers had yet to ...

Damascus. It is located at the crossroads of several trade routes since the second millennium BC, and was subject to the control of different civilizations, starting with the Hittites, then the ...