In 1982 an uprising in the city of Hama by the Muslim Brotherhood, a Sunni Islamist group originating in Egypt, challenged ...

A packed concert hall in Damascus on Wednesday came alive with cheers as Wasfi Maasarani, a renowned singer and symbol of the Syrian uprising, performed in celebration of “Syria’s victory." (AP video ...

At least three women died and five children suffered severe fractures and bruises on Friday in a stampede at the Umayyad ...

I’m praying for a Happy New Year in Virginia after such an awful autumn wrecked two legendary landmarks. One was once an ...

Three women died and five children suffered severe fractures and bruises on Friday in a stampede at the Umayyad Mosque in the ...

Three women were killed and several injured, including five children, in a stampede at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus Friday, ...

At least three women died and five children suffered severe fractures and bruises on Friday in a stampede at the Umayyad ...

Syrians returned on Wednesday to the national museum in Damascus, reopened for the first time since Islamist-led forces ...

Residents of Syria’s capital are picnicking on a once-forbidden mountaintop and trading openly in dollars and imported ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — The newly appointed governor of Damascus has called on the United States to use its influence to push for cordial relations with Israel. In a wide-ranging interview with NPR ...

Demonstrations erupted in several Christian neighborhoods of Damascus and other parts of Syria on Monday demanding protection for Christians in response to the arson of a Christmas tree near Hama, ...