The National Museum in Damascus is one of the most significant cultural institutions in the Middle East. Its extensive ...

The National Library of Damascus is one of Syria's most significant cultural institutions, housing a vast collection of ...

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For decades, Armenia and Israel have had every reason to be close—yet were blocked by geopolitics. That may now be changing, ...

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed on Saturday to marshal every possible effort to rebuild the country, declaring from ...

The pontiff met political leaders upon his arrival on Sunday and will later say Mass at a Beirut port destroyed by an ...

On June 22, 2025, a suicide bomber walked into the ancient Greek Orthodox Mar Elias Church in Damascus during evening ...

The Future of Syria, (248 pages), published by the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies, argues that the national ...

Pope Leo XIV, like his two immediate predecessors, visited the so-called Blue Mosque in Turkey's capital; he spent about 20 ...

On June 22, 2025, a suicide bomber walked into the ancient Greek Orthodox Mar Elias Church in Damascus during evening prayers ...