Commissioned in 1753 by the Ottoman Governor of Damascus, As’ad Pasha al-Azem, this sprawling caravanserai was designed to be ...

Damascus,SANA- The Damascus National Museum is one of the most important in the world and contains archaeological pieces that ...

Take a flight of discovery with this breathtaking drone footage of some of the world’s oldest cities—Jerusalem, Athens, Damascus, and Varanasi—showcasing their rich history, ancient landmarks, and ...

Syria’s status as a classic Middle East tourist definition was shredded by civil war. Visitors are now beginning to return, ...

The people of Damascus are trying to move on, but many remain in the midst of the ruins, and rebuilding remains a distant ...

In a series of posts on an X account attributed to her, Syria’s former first lady Asma al-Assad wished the Syrian people ...

Image: Destroyed Damascus suburbs First ... The legacy of the Assad tyranny is pain and death, and this ancient country's recent history is still raw for so many. Consigning it to the history ...

Small entities might once again need to relearn how to hedge between great powers. One forgotten highborn woman from history provides some ancient realist lessons.

I’m in Damascus right now ... accounted for 14% of Syria’s GDP. With a history stretching back to antiquity, tourists were drawn to ancient sites like Palmyra, a Greco-Roman city largely ...

Along them stand Syria’s major entrepot cities – Aleppo, Damascus, Homs, Hama, Deir az-Zor, Palmyra, Deraa, Latakia, and others – that have played prominent roles in the country’s history.