It's a city inhabited for 11,000 years and has seen empires come and go, including the Greeks, Romans and Ottomans.

The Israeli air force struck a security target in one of the most heavily guarded districts in Damascus on Thursday ... an ...

Syria’s capital, Damascus ... Many have talked about the number one listed tourist attraction in the city - the Damascus Umayyad Mosque. One said: “The Umayyad Mosque is considered a ...

A view shows a damaged building in the aftermath of what Syrian state media reported was an Israeli strike in the Mezzah suburb, west of Damascus, Syria October 9, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS ...

including the “martyrs of Damascus”, killed in Syria during the Ottoman Empire and symbols of Christian persecution. The pobtiff presided over the canonisation ceremony in St Peter’s Square ...

Syria's defence ministry said two civilians were killed in an Israeli strike on a vehicle on Monday afternoon in the Mazzeh district of Damascus, home to embassies and security headquarters.

The capital of Syria, Damascus, was shaped by some of the world's great civilizations, including the Roman, Byzantine, Greek and Islamic. Damascus was the capital of the Umayyad Empire ...