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 fall of Homs gives the insurgents control over Syria's strategic heartland and a key highway crossroads, severing Damascus from ... The pace of events has stunned Arab capitals and raised ...

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.

sending Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fleeing to Russia. Friday’s huge crowds started gathering at the square after midday prayers at the historical Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, just days ...

He said he was detained earlier this year after crossing into Syria on foot from Lebanon and held in prison until the fall of the Assad regime. DAMASCUS, Syria — An American man who identified ...

For years, Assad had been dragging his feet as Erdogan sought to mend ties with Damascus and repatriate the millions of Syrian refugees whose presence in Turkey undermined support for his ruling party ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Israel carried out a wave of heavy airstrikes across Syria as its troops advanced deeper into the country, a Syrian opposition war monitor said Tuesday, and the Israeli defense ...

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: (Through interpreter) All minorities are now afraid in Syria. Weapons are all over the streets. They're all over the country and Damascus and everywhere else. SHERLOCK ...

Israel says it is striking Syrian military sites to keep ... scattered on the floor of a cavernous reception hall in the presidential palace in Damascus on Tuesday.Credit...Nicole Tung for The ...

DAMASCUS − Israel denied its forces had penetrated Syrian territory beyond a northern buffer zone after Syrian sources said the incursion had extended to within 15 miles of the capital Damascus.