DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Syrian Christians were struggling on Monday to understand why their community was targeted in a suicide attack and whether they can rely on the Islamist-led government's assurances ...

Bible studies in Russian are going to start next month in the Syrian capital. They are organized in the representative office of the Orthodox Church in Damascus. All Russian-speaking population of ...

JERUSALEM — Precious Bible manuscripts originating in the Jewish community of Damascus, Syria, went on display for several hours Wednesday, offering a rare glimpse at a collection that includes ...

Damascus steel is fairly common in modern pocket and kitchen knives. But we may never know how modern interpretations match up to history.

The alleys, tombs, churches and mosques in Damascus, the city that is mentioned in manuscripts from about 6000BC, all hold portions of the history of humanity. Among its historic buildings, this ...

Smith invites residents and visitors to participate in the Damascus History Tour, a self-guided tour that’s like a journey back in time.

Get facts, photos, and travel tips for the ancient city of Damascus, a World Heritage site in Syria, from National Geographic.

The five years Tsiolkas spent working on Damascus began with an immersive research process where he set himself the task of not writing anything – or reading contemporary literature - until he ...

In Dweila, on the outskirts of Damascus, a similar incident turned into a confrontation in March, leaving one dead, a young Christian.

The reported fighting in the capital, Damascus, and the second city of Aleppo were the first such clashes there since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime.