The Iqlim Fahl was one of the many districts that constituted the extensive Mamlakat Dimashq in Bilad Al Sham during the Mamluk period (1250/1263 – 1517 CE).The great size of this Mamlakah (“kingdom”) ...

Andalusian philosopher is known for a number of key ideas adopted by later Sufis, including the unity of being, the concept ...

Pope Francis is in his fourth week recovering at a hospital in Rome from pneumonia in both his lungs. He will have to miss an important anniversary, the 12th anniversary that he was elected pope. (AP ...

A series of violent clashes in Syria points to both the lingering Russian and Iranian presence in the country, as well as the ...

The Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem on Tuesday issued a statement calling on the international community to urgently focus ...

The Assad family, members of the sect, ruled Syria for over half a century until Bashar was ousted in December ... “The law ...

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For Henry Hamra, who fled Damascus as a teenager with his family ... and was still estimated at 100,000 at the start of the 20th century. Increased restrictions, surveillance and tensions after ...

The 12th-century artefact in question, a “significant sculpture” dubbed Buddha Sheltered by the Serpent King Muchalinda, will be returned to its home country after provenance research at the ...

FILE - Rabbi Yusuf Hamra, left, and his son Henry take pictures as they visit the Al-Raqi synagogue in the old city of Damascus Feb. 18, 2025. The Syrian-American Jewish family returned for the ...

Raffle tickets are now available for the 12th Annual Bustin’ for Badges Clay Shoot Event. The tickets are $20 each and can be purchased at the Odessa Police Department Front Desk or by calling ...