Syria’s new government has swiftly ordered changes to school curriculums. Some Syrians say the move is a worrying sign of how ...

Located in the middle of modern-day Syria, around 130 miles northeast of Damascus, Palmyra had prospered since coming under Roman control in the first century A.D. Sitting at the crossroads ...

Syrians returned on Wednesday to the national museum in Damascus, reopened for the first time since Islamist-led forces ...

A 1,600-year-old virtually intact Roman-era mosaic has been discovered ... of ancient civilisations including the Umayyad mosque in Damascus and the ancient city of Palmyra. But much has been ...

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Friday met with Syria's Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al Jolani, in ...

which many toted in the crush past Roman ruins on the way to the 1,300-year old mosque at the heart of the Old City. Abdullah Mohammed, 41, lives in Damascus and rarely attends Friday prayers at ...

A man reacts as people gather during New Year's celebrations in Damascus, Syria, Jan. 1, 2025, after the ousting of ...