Ahmed al-Shara said his government was discussing military support with Russia and Turkey, appealed for a lifting of ...

Two Republican members of the U.S. Congress were in the Syrian capital Friday on an unofficial visit organized by a Syrian-American nonprofit, the first by U.S. legislators since the fall of ...

NPR's Lauren Frayer has more from Aleppo, Syria's commercial capital, which was once a center for the gold trade in the ancient world. (SOUNDBITE OF RUBBLE FALLING) LAUREN FRAYER, BYLINE ...

Mills and Stutzman toured parts of the Syrian capital destroyed by the war, met with Christian religious leaders and plan to meet other Syrian government ministers. “There’s an opportunity ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Two Republican members of the U.S. Congress were in the Syrian capital Friday on an unofficial visit organized by a Syrian-American nonprofit, the first by U.S. legislators ...