Damascus is hosting its first international book fair since Bashar Assad fell, and publishers say censorship has almost ...

In the winding alleys of Souq Al-Qabaqbiya in Old Damascus, where the rhythmic tapping of artisans' hammers harmonizes with ...

Under Mr Assad, publishing houses were regularly forced to pull books from their shelves; intelligence agencies would rifle through new collections. Unflattering biographies of Bashar were not ...

The Damascus International Book Fair, in its first special edition after liberation, entered its ninth day on Saturday with a ...

The Trump administration has informed Congress that it intends to proceed with planning for a potential re-opening of the U.S. Embassy in Damascus, Syria, which was shuttered in 2012 during ...

On a September afternoon, Stuart Wright was trying to persuade a tourist to bring her son back to visit the town of Damascus in Washington County. “Bring that little boy down here and he can play in ...

Fifteen people were killed and 16 others injured in Israeli strikes on Damascus in Syria, state media SANA said, citing a military source and marking one of the deadliest strikes in months to hit the ...

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