DAMASCUS, Syria — Scenes from the old, walled city of Damascus: A carpet dealer skilled at multilingual bargaining is cajoling a tourist into his showroom. A rhythmic tap-tap-tap resonates from a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A vendor prepares trays of hot food at a street stall as Muslims prepare for the holy month of Ramadan in Damascus, Syria, ...

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Syria's small Jewish community has struggled to maintain kosher traditions after it dwindled in size, relying on imported ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Rima Jourieh begins her inspections early, when the click of her heels on cobblestone echoes through the narrow alleyways of Old Damascus. Clipboard in hand, she passes carpet ...

In 2005, British travel writer Diana Darke bought an Ottoman-era courtyard house in the Old City of Damascus. One of the only foreigners to own property in the Roman-walled center of Syria’s capital, ...

Ramadan in Damascus brings vibrant markets, traditional foods, Maghrib prayers, and the historic Ramadan cannon, creating a festive, nostalgic, and community-filled atmosphere. In the heart of Old ...