DAMASCUS, SYRIA — Early travelers crossing the desert to Syria got their first view of Damascus from the top of Jebel Qassioun, a gently sloped mountain northwest of town. It was not a sight ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Scenes from the old, walled city of Damascus: A carpet dealer skilled at multilingual bargaining is cajoling a tourist into his showroom.

It was summer 1993 when touched down, hot and tired, in Damascus, Syria. I didn’t bring much other than Arabic language skills, two cats, and youthful optimism.

JOBAR, Syria — In this Damascus suburb, the handful of remaining Jews in Syria can again make pilgrimages to one of the world’s oldest synagogues where people from throughout the region once ...

The Damascus neighborhood of the man who has been leading Syria's new caretaker government celebrates his new role and reflects on the last 14 years of civil war.

Bakhour Chamantoub, 74, left, the head of the Jewish community in Syria and one of the people who refused to leave Syria despite opportunities abroad and the nearly 14-year-old war, speaks with a ...