The old city of Damascus is considered to be among the oldest continually ... and a large part of the built heritage of the city including palaces and private houses dates from after the Ottoman ...

Beirut - Twin bombs killed 30 people and wounded more than 40 in the Old City of Damascus on Saturday in a rare attack ... suicide bomber blew himself up in the Bab al-Saghir area, which houses ...

Harder to notice, by design, are traditional Damascene houses, or beit. Yet dotted across the Old City in the Jewish, Christian and Muslim quarters of Damascus are many examples of Damascene ...

Damascus, SANA- A tourist group that includes ... The tourist pointed out that she stayed in one of the old Damascene houses of an architectural heritage character, and lived the experience ...

Others have brought a sense of relief and joy. That was evident at the Al-Hamidiyah market in the heart of the old city of Damascus. It was once inaccessible to many Syrians. NPR's Hadeel Al ...