As dusk settled over the Old City this week, strings of colored lights flickered on above narrow alleyways and brass lanterns glinted ...

In the post-Assad era, more Jews are visiting a country that some fled decades ago. One hotel restaurant offers a corner ...

JERUSALEM: Tens of thousands of worshippers prayed at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem for the ...

In the courtyard of a centuries-old Damascene house, the sounds of song and conversation filled the air on Saturday as ...

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 ...

Even though the closures were lifted after just one day due to public outcry, it sent a clear and worrying signal to Christians about growing restrictions on their cultural and social freedoms. On ...

A country in transition is judged by who feels able to stay.

Jerusalem District Commander Avshalom Peled said ahead of Ramadan that the district remains “committed to safeguarding ...

Fleur Bakker is one of the most successful social entrepreneurs in the Netherlands. She is the founder of "A Beautiful Mess".

A 70-year-old man died in a county jail following a trespassing arrest over the weekend in San Pablo, police said.

While most worshippers live in east Jerusalem or Israel, some crossed Israeli checkpoints to reach Al-Aqsa Mosque from the occupied West Bank.

Architect Buse Ceren Gul is on a mission: restore a 166-year-old Greek Orthodox church that was long a beacon of her hometown ...