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Officials said lightning struck a house and a horse shelter caught on fire in Damascus Wednesday evening. Firefighters with ...

DAMASCUS - US Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack on Thursday told Rudaw that the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) ...

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Of all the nation states in the Middle East, Syria has been the longest and most implacable enemy of Israel. Even Iran, ...

Shiite rituals for Ashoura in Damascus have drastically changed after the fall of Syria's former President Bashar Assad ...

Morocco officially reopened its embassy in Damascus last Sunday, resuming full diplomatic operations following a 13-year ...

State media says a suicide bomber in Syria has detonated himself inside a church filled with people, killing at least 13.

Syria's Interior Ministry says the sleeper cell behind a deadly church explosion near Damascus belonged to the Islamic State ...

Upon his return to London, Sir Moses was given a hero’s welcome, including a big ceremony and special synagogue services, and, when he met with Queen Victoria to present her with the firman, she hon ...

The Islamic State is believed to be behind a deadly suicide bombing that happened at a Greek Orthodox church in Syria on ...

In Damascus, The Bars Are Packed And The Wine Is Flowing: Life In Syria Goes On As War Rages : Parallels Revelers drink, dance and listen to music in the Syrian capital's Old City bars. "No one ...