The Directorate of Tourism in Damascus reported that 748 food establishments—including fast-food outlets, tea lounges and cafés—and 327 licensed lodging ...

In Old Damascus’s Al Ameen Street, where centuries of coexistence echo through narrow lanes, the Shiite community has gathered to mark Ashura. But instead of the defiant roar of public mourning, what ...

A recent fire that devastated a neighbourhood of the Ancient City of Damascus raised the alarm about the need to protect the old city, inscribed on the World Heritage list, from future catastrophes ...