DAMASCUS — Naveen Mahmoud was out running errands when an alarmed neighbor called: The conservative Muslim rebels who ousted Syria's dictator late last year had arrived to shut down the trendy ...

Türkiye’s low-cost airline AJet, a subsidiary of the flag carrier Turkish Airlines, will begin to operate Istanbul-Damascus and Ankara-Damascsus flights on April 21, the Turkish transport and ...

Security forces in the Damascus countryside announced the arrest of Shadi Adel Mahfouz, describing him as one of the individuals involved in recent attacks on security forces in the coastal region.

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He said that Israel would not allow paramilitary groups or forces from the new Syrian army to move south of Damascus, and called for the “full demilitarization” of the Quneitra, Daraa and ...

From Mecca, he continued his travels through Baghdad, Konya, and Anatolia, before finally settling in Damascus in 1223 CE. The tomb and mausoleum of Ibn Arabi was constructed after the Ottoman ...

The Creekside development will bring a mixture of twin and single homes to a roughly 40-acre plot of land bordered by Evergreen Terrace and Mischler Road. It's currently awaiting rezoning from a ...

When The Economist’s correspondent, Sarah Birke, left Damascus in 2011 she wasn’t sure she’d ever return, or what she’d find if she did. Then, in December, Syrian rebels unexpectedly ...

Israel Air Force strikes a Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror command center in Damascus. March 13, 2025. (Credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT). Defense Minister Israel ...

DAMASCUS – The United States encouraged its Syrian Kurdish allies to reach a landmark deal on March 10 with the Islamist-led government in Damascus, six sources said, an agreement that could ...

A hiker stumbled upon a human skull in a wooded area of Rock Creek Regional Park on Saturday, March 1, and immediately called 911, Montgomery County Police said. Officers from Montgomery County Police ...

Syria’s capital, Damascus, less than 40 kilometers (24 miles) can also be seen from the IDF post on a clear day. Katz and military officials said that the IDF’s deployment to the post and the ...