Though ravaged by over a decade of civil war, Syria still had much to offer. It was “dark tourism”, he said. However, now, ...

Syria will take its time to organise a landmark national dialogue conference to ensure that the preparations include all ...

It was closed last month, when opposition forces took control of the capital, and the Assad Regime was toppled.

Syria witnessed a swift revolution that ended five decades of Assad family rule. Rebels and the Syrian opposition seized ...

ISTANBUL/ANKARA - Talks aimed at ending a 40-year-old militant conflict have fostered peace hopes in Turkey but the ...

Before the onset of the civil war in 2011, Syria had a relatively diverse economy, with agriculture, oil exports, manufacturing, and a growing service sector contributing to its GDP. The country was ...

A British ‘danger tourist’ on a mission to visit every country has become the first tourist to visit several indigenous ...

Syria has a population of 23.87 million and ... Thai authorities arrested an elephant handler in the case of a 22-year-old Spanish tourist who died after being injured by an elephant at a ...

Syria, though, is particularly tricky due to ... so then it’s just a case of waiting for tourism visas to resume. Travelling around is high risk, says the Foreign Office: “Road travel is ...

Which way now? Tourist Sean Kennedy in Syria in 2009 (John Rockel) “If you are a British national in Syria, leave the country by any practical means” – that is the blunt warning from the UK ...

Syria, though, is particularly tricky due to international ... “I would imagine this will be in place by the new year, so then it’s just a case of waiting for tourism visas to resume. Travelling ...