Umayyad Square in Damascus hummed to the throngs of people brandishing "revolution" flags as Syria saw in the new year with ...

After 13 years of civil war, Syria’s dwindling Jewish community can return to the Jobar Synagogue in Damascus, one of the ...

Among the sacred places mentioned in Islamic sources are Mecca, Sinai, and Jerusalem, but also Syria (the Shām) and ...

The rebels capturing Damascus marked a turning point for Syria, which had been shattered by more than 13 years of war which ...

For decades, any Syrian daring to broach political topics got used to speaking in hushed tones and with a watchful eye ...

After less than two weeks of fighting across Syria’s northwest, rebel groups swiftly seized control of the capital. Their presence seemed to catch the regime off guard, forcing Assad to flee to Russia ...

A visit to the souk in the old city in the Syrian capital of Damascus tell us a lot about the state of the country's current economy.

The Assad Regime has ended in Syria with rebels taking Damascus. NBC News' Richard Engel is on the ground in Damascus and NBC News' Kelly O'Donnell is at the White House with our reporting.

In recent history, the hoodie’s every-man essence ... Armed rebel fighters walking through the Old City of Damascus on Monday.Credit...Bilal Alhammoud/EPA, via Shutterstock A day after sweeping ...

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground ... killed hundreds of people near the country’s capital, Damascus, says the ordeal they experienced haunts them to ...