A visit to Damascus wouldn't be complete without strolling the 1.6 miles of the downtown from end to end, either on foot or on a bicycle, to enjoy live music, good restaurants, and shopping for ...

Farmland rolling outside Damascus. Today, the city and the surrounding area are heavily contested between the Assad regime and Syria's various rebel groups.

TASS/. Syrian army units have withdrawn from the city center of Damascus amid the advance of militants from terrorist groups, the Al Jazeera TV channel reports. According to it, the militants ...