I was watching a news broadcast a few weeks ago about Palestinian youths throwing stones at the Israeli border guards. What stuck in my mind was the number of those youths who were using slings and ...

In the age of misinformation, the Damascus Blood Libel sheds light on the harm that can be created by rumors. The first "fake news" of the modern era and its impact on the lives of Damascus Jews ...

Today Muhyi al-Din Ibn Arabi is considered to be one of the most influential philosophers in the Islamic Sufi tradition. Almost eight centuries after his death, his ideas continue to influence ...

Germany has reopened its embassy in Damascus, 13 years after it was shuttered in the early phase of Syria's civil war. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock reopened the mission during a visit to ...

Before Germany, Italy reopened its embassy last year before the fall of Assad, and Spain reopened its embassy after his ouster. Germany reopened its embassy in Damascus on Thursday, 13 years after ...

Israel on Thursday launched an airstrike on a building in Damascus, according to Syrian state media. It is understood that the attack targeted an area known to house Palestinian leaders, killing ...

Damascenes are experiencing the first Holy Month of Ramadan without the al-Assad family in more than five decades. Bashar al-Assad, who took over from his father Hafez, was the last of the family ...

Israel's defense ministry said Saturday the military has been instructed to prepare to defend a Druze settlement in the suburbs of Damascus, asserting that the minority it has vowed to protect was ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz instructed the Israel Defense Forces on Saturday to “prepare to defend” the Druze-majority city of Jaramana on the outskirts ...

The conflict poses a challenge for the new interim president as he tries to unify Syria and extend his authority over the entire country. By Alissa J. Rubin Reporting from the Faysh Khabur border ...

Local sources in the Syrian capital reported hearing a massive explosion in the Al Mazzeh area late on Saturday night. Initial reports suggested that three consecutive explosions were heard in the ...

Hundreds of civilians reported killed in days of violence Germany and US demand accountability for civilian killings Russia coordinates with US amid escalating Syrian violence DAMASCUS, March 10 ...