An uneasy calm prevailed in the town on the outskirts of Damascus on Sunday, two days after a gunfight between local men and ...

The pair also met old neighbors during their tour of the old city of Damascus, including Palestinian Arabs. Only about seven Jews remain in Syria, which was once home to tens of thousands of Jews.

In the Medieval period, it was the centre of a ... Many have talked about the number one listed tourist attraction in the city - the Damascus Umayyad Mosque. One said: "The Umayyad Mosque is ...