DAMASCUS, Syria — Thousands of Syrians gathered Friday in Damascus’ historic main mosque for the first Muslim Friday prayers since the downfall of former President Bashar Assad, while giant ...

Ostaz said she left her house for the first time since the offensive began to go shopping in central Damascus on Tuesday. She strolled through the market with her husband, smiling at patrons and ...

FRANCE 24's James André, Julie Dungelhoeff and Sofia Amara crossed into Syria from Lebanon and drove to Damascus to witness the first days of post-Assad Syria. On the border of Syria and Lebanon ...

Reports also indicated the IDF has taken control of nine villages in the southern outskirts of Damascus, near the border with Lebanon. At the same time, there were reports of extensive strikes in ...

The smell of freedom was in the air around Damascus on Sunday as rebel forces stormed the world’s oldest city, forcing Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad to flee to Moscow with his family, where they ...

Right: PM Nehru with President al-Quwatli, 1957. In 1957, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru made a pitstop at Syrian capital Damascus, on his way to the United States. India and Syria had ...

new video loaded: On the Ground in Damascus as Syrians Chart a New Path In a matter of days, Syria’s capital — once the stronghold of Bashar al-Assad’s government — became the epicenter of ...

Syria’s opposition forces are in talks to take formal control of the country after a sweeping offensive that captured swaths of territory, including Damascus, and ousted longtime President ...

Syrian rebels had seized Damascus unopposed on Sunday after a lightning advance that sent Assad fleeing to Russia after a 13-year civil war and more than five decades of autocratic Assad family rule.

The Syrian leader fled Damascus for Moscow on Sunday, ending more than 50 years of brutal rule by his family. Syrian army sources said heavy Israeli airstrikes continued against military ...

Within days they had swept through Aleppo, Hama and Homs. By 8 December they had taken Damascus and sent Assad fleeing for the safety of Moscow. From a military perspective there was little to analyse ...

Rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, declared a "historic" victory from Damascus's Umayyad Mosque after his Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group seized control of ...