President Trump has already shaken up the Middle East by suggesting a U.S. takeover of Gaza. More drama could be on the way ...

He's currently reporting from Damascus, Syria. President Trump's call for the U.S. to take control of Gaza and drive out more ...

DAMASCUS -Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, visited Damascus on Jan 30, the first visit by a head of state to the Syrian capital since the Dec 8 fall of President Bashar al-Assad to ...

Special prayers were held at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in memory of Muhammad Deif, the former commander of Hamas's military department, and other senior Hamas figures who were eliminated in the war.

Special commemorative prayers were held at Al-Aqsa Mosque in memory of Muhammad Deif and other senior Hamas figures who were killed by Israel over the course of the war.

After the fall of the Assad regime, Syrians grasp for answers and a path to restoration under new president Ahmed al-Sharaa.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

A local pilgrimage that kicked off in January in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis offers an opportunity to celebrate the newly canonized Martyrs of Damascus and to, in prayer, walk ...

Qatar's Emir Visits Syria, First Head of State to Visit Damascus Since Assad's Fall DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani visited Damascus on Thursday and met newly ...

A Muslim convert has been found guilty of preparing for terrorist acts after threatening to “flatten” a mosque and plotting to attack an Islamic cleric who was an outspoken critic of terrorism.

There was a fearful stink in the ministry of information last week when a HTS-Uzbek fighter guarding Damascus’s main Umayyad mosque made some, it would be fair to say, unguarded comments about ...

First Russian officials visit Syria since ally Assad was ousted BEIRUT — Russian state news agency RIA Novosti said Tuesday that a delegation of Russian officials had arrived in Damascus ...