The photographer discusses Alice Neel, Walker Evans and the way he brings Black gestures and history to the foreground of his ...

The beloved historical figure is considered the greatest architect of the Ottoman Empire and one of the forefront artists ...

The Great Seal of the Realm is the chief seal of the Crown, used to show the monarch's approval of important State documents. In today's constitutional monarchy, the Sovereign acts on the advice of ...

marking the first classical concert at the Damascus opera house since president Bashar al-Assad’s ouster. The concert was a way of saying "we are here and able to produce art," despite more than ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Syrian civil defense workers, known as the White Helmets, collect human remains found in two separate ...

Books recounting torture in Syrian prisons or texts on radical Islamic theology now sit openly in Damascus bookstores, no longer traded in secret after iron-fisted ruler Bashar Al-Assad’s ouster. “If ...

DAMASCUS — Vice President JD Vance pledged the federal government will do more to assist residents of this small community rebuild in the wake of disastrous flooding in September caused by ...

Since 2011, thousands of detainees died due to incarceration conditions or were tortured or executed in nightly mass hangings. Built on a hill 30 kilometers from Damascus, the Saidnaya prison has ...

DAMASCUS, Va. — Storm victims in Damascus said they are happy Vice President JD Vance came back to town for the second time Monday, and they hope he can help with a few things they still need ...

DAMASCUS, Va. — Vice President JD Vance pledged Monday that the federal government will do more to help residents of this tiny Southwest Virginia community rebuild in the wake of disastrous late ...

Vice President JD Vance will return to Washington County on Monday to review progress in the town of Damascus after the devastating September flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Helene.

Vance, who visited Damascus in early October as a candidate, said it was great to be back and that he loves the Appalachian region. The community is doing a great job of rebuilding, he said, adding ...