Damascus is the capital and largest city of Syria, the oldest current capital in the world and, according to some, the fourth holiest city in Islam. Known colloquially in Syria as aš-Šām (الشَّام) and dubbed, poetically, the "City of Jasmine", Damascus is a major cultural center of the Levant and the Arab world.
The US withdraws a $10M bounty on HTS leader Abu Mohammad al-Julani, enabling talks with Syria's new leadership after Assad's..
Iran has issued a strong challenge to Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and its leader, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, as Major General Hossein..
India evacuated 75 nationals from Syria after rebels captured Damascus and ousted Bashar al-Assad. The evacuees, including 44..
