Damascus (/ d ə ˈ m æ s k ə s / də-MAS-kəs, UK also / d ə ˈ m ɑː s k ə s / də-MAH-skəs; Arabic: دِمَشْق, romanized: Dimašq) is the largest city in Syria, the oldest capital in the world and, according to some, the fourth holiest city in Islam. [10] [11] [12] Known colloquially in Syria as aš-Šām (الشَّام) and dubbed, poetically, the "City of Jasmine ...

Jan 25, 2025 · Damascus, city, capital of Syria. Located in the southwestern corner of the country, it has been called the “pearl of the East,” praised for its beauty and lushness; the 10th-century traveler and geographer al-Maqdisī lauded the city as ranking among the four earthly paradises.

2 days ago · BEIRUT -- A delegation from the global chemical weapons watchdog arrived in Damascus Saturday to meet with Syria’s new leaders for the first time since the fall of former President Bashar Assad ...

6 days ago · Damascus was the seat of the sultan’s deputy in Syria, with a miniature court fashioned after that of Cairo. The economy recovered quickly after the Mongol withdrawal in 1260, and it was booming by the beginning of the 14th century, particularly during the governorate of Tankiz (1312–40).

Feb 2, 2025 · The arrival of the first top Russian diplomat in Damascus since Bashar al-Assad’s fall kicks off negotiations over the fate of Moscow’s bases in Syria. By Paul Sonne and Christina Goldbaum ...

Feb 3, 2025 · DAMASCUS, Syria — The residents of one Damascus suburb say that all one needs to do to find dead bodies there is dig. They say the bones belong to people executed by forces associated with Syria ...

Jan 28, 2025 · DAMASCUS, Syria — At night, Damascus remains raucous as roadside vendors, motorbikes and traffic surge. Take just a few steps off the side of a highway bisecting the Syrian capital, however, and ...

Jan 5, 2025 · Across Damascus, as in much of the country, Syrians are reclaiming, and in some cases embracing anew, spaces and freedoms that had been off limits for years under the Assad regime.

Angry Syrians stormed the Iranian Embassy in Damascus this morning after Syrian rebels claimed the city and declared an end to the Assad regime.

Dec 23, 2024 · For years I reported about the enforced disappearances in Syria, the unlawful and arbitrary arrests by security forces, and the suffering of the victims’ families.