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.

Syria's new rulers are forming a government after more than half a century of dictatorship under former leader Bashar al-Assad and his father.

A UN envoy has warned that Syria's protracted conflict "has not ended yet", even as victorious Islamist-led rebels stepped up ...

In Damascus's old souk, many shops had reopened more than a week after Assad's ouster, according to an AFP journalist. Some ...

Most of the shops in Damascus's old souk were open on Tuesday, some busy erasing traces of the rule of Bashar al-Assad who was ousted earlier this month, an AFP journalist said.

The Turkish Embassy in Damascus is set to open Saturday, Türkiye's foreign minister announced late Friday. “They (embassy staff) are on their way as a team. The embassy will start operations ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Cockroaches crawled out of the walls near a dirty, stained sink in the Syrian prison cell where an ex-prisoner told NBC News that American journalist Austin Tice was once held ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Thousands of Syrians gathered Friday at Umayyad Square, the largest in Damascus, to celebrate after the first Muslim Friday prayers following the downfall of former ...

Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, leader of the insurgent forces that swiftly toppled Bashar al-Assad in a 10-day march to Damascus, appeared in a video message ...

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 ...

Across Souk Hammidiyah, the labyrinthine market place ... Abdullah Mohammed, 41, lives in Damascus and rarely attends Friday prayers at the Ummayad Mosque, but said he made an exception this ...