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 ...

"Our problem is not with Israel," Governor of Damascus Maher Marwan, appointed by the new administration in Syria, tells NPR. "We don't want to meddle in anything that will threaten Israel's ...

Newly appointed interim Governor of Damascus Maher Marwan. (Illustrative) (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X/VIA SECTION 27A OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT) "Our problem is not with Israel," Maher Marwan ...

Syria's new authorities launched a security operation in Tartous after the killing of 14 policemen. The crackdown targets remnants of Assad's militias, with the new leadership aiming to maintain ...

An extraordinary fleet carrying regional leaders arrived in Damascus over the past week, all en route to pay a visit to Syria’s new leader, Abu Muhammad al-Julani. Julani's control over Syria is ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A Syrian family that survived a 2013 chemical weapons attack on a suburb in Damascus recounted how they ...

A Syrian family that survived a 2013 chemical weapons attack that killed hundreds of people near the country’s capital, Damascus, says the ordeal they experienced haunts them to this day.

Hundreds of demonstrators have taken to the streets in Christian neighborhoods of Damascus after a Christmas tree burning heightened fears that the overthrow of former President Bashar al-Assad ...

A Qatar Airways diplomatic flight landed in Damascus on Monday, 23 December 2024, marking the first international flight from Qatar to land at the Syrian capital’s airport since the fall of ...

Doha, Qatar: Qatar will provide technical assistance and support to the new Syrian administration to make Damascus International Airport operational, said Dr. Majed bin Mohammad Al Ansari yesterday.

new video loaded: From Fighters to Policemen in a Post-Assad Damascus transcript Until recently, these men were at war with the Syrian government. Now, they’re manning checkpoints across the ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — This Christmas morning in Syria’s capital, Christians dressed in their finest clothes, attended church and participated in the annual parade through the ancient part of the ...