Syrian protesters assembled in Damascus's Umayyad Square, marking the first major gathering since the Assad government's fall. Los Angeles is on fire and big oil are the arsonists 10 Cars That ...

Syria's army has abandoned key cities with little resistance. Nervous residents in Damascus describe security forces on the streets. The state news agency has been forced to deny rumors that ...

A former Syrian government official has been indicted on torture charges by a Los Angeles grand jury ... was reportedly the head of the Damascus Central Prison — colloquially known as Adra ...

A week later, the Ministry of Information sent an online form for journalists, asking them to detail work plans before they ...

Federal officials detained the 72-year-old in July at Los Angeles International Airport ... at the Mezzeh air force base in the capital of Damascus in an indictment unsealed Monday.

DAMASCUS — In Damascus, the streets were buzzing with excitement Tuesday as Syrians welcomed in a new year that seemed to many to bring a promise of a brighter future after the unexpected fall ...

Over the centuries, Damascus has been many things ... This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal grand jury in Los Angeles charged a former Syrian government official who headed the Damascus Central Prison from 2005 to 2008 with torture, the U.S. Justice ...

DAMASCUS -- A packed concert hall in Damascus ... s return to Syria after 13 years of exile. While living in Los Angeles, Maasarani had continued to support Syria’s uprising through his music ...

DAMASCUS (AP) — A packed concert hall in ... s return to Syria after 13 years of exile. While living in Los Angeles, Maasarani had continued to support Syria’s uprising through his music ...