The world's oldest city has been lived in for 11,000 years, but it isn't Jerusalem or Athens. Damascus was founded in the third millennium BC, with excavations on the city's outskirts showing it ...

Rebel fighters claimed they captured the Syrian capital of Damascus early Sunday as government forces loyal to the country’s president, Bashar al-Assad, were routed in a mater of days.

June 28, 2025 / 4:26 PM EDT / CBS News An ancient city was most likely ruled by females living in a "matriarchal society" more than 9,000 years ago, according to a study published in Science this ...

The faithful gathered for a more than symbolic rite at St. Elias Orthodox Church in Damascus — the Feast of all Antiochian Saints. During this June 22 service, a jihadist — Syria blamed the ...

AL-SHALCHI: "Yes, it's much busier because of people who weren't able to come to Damascus before," he says. Many Syrians fled their homes when the Assad regime clamped down on peaceful protests in ...

Syrian rebels captured the key city of Homs as they close in on potentially ending the reign of dictator Bashar al-Assad. REUTERS With Homs in rebel hands just 30 miles from Damascus, the Assad ...

Rebel fighters claimed they captured the Syrian capital of Damascus early Sunday as government forces loyal to the country’s president, Bashar al-Assad, were routed in a mater of days.

Visiting the market in the old city of Damascus, once inaccessible to many Syrians Hadeel Al-Shalchi December 27, 2024 / 3:09 pm 5 mins ...

Rebel fighters claimed they captured the Syrian capital of Damascus early Sunday as government forces loyal to the country’s president, Bashar al-Assad, were routed in a mater of days.