It’s been a big week in Oregon’s zombie city of Damascus. It started Monday when a wonky bill designed to kill the city passed the Oregon Senate. On Thursday, a new self-appointed City Council passed ...

and similar plans and ordinances. With the initiative on the ballot, Damascus residents will vote on whether to add an amendment to the Damascus Charter that would "require voter ratification of any ...

"The problem with America," says Amr, digging into a gelato, "is that everyone thinks Syria and Iran are like Trinidad and Tobago." We're sharing a park bench in a busy, modern part of Damascus. It's ...

DAMASCUS, Ore. (AP) — In 2004, residents in the rolling hills southeast of Portland created Oregon’s newest city in hopes of providing urban amenities while preserving the area’s rural character and ...

Founded in the 3rd millennium B.C., Damascus is one of the oldest cities in the Middle East. In the Middle Ages, it was the centre of a flourishing craft industry, specializing in swords and lace. The ...

DAMASCUS - The Kurdish administration in northeast Syria (Rojava) and the new government in Damascus have yet to reach a ...

Motorists would be wise to slow down as they approach the tiny town of Damascus in the Ozark foothills. A May 2017 order that found Damascus police were running an illegal speed trap and that banned ...

French magistrates this summer issued a new arrest warrant against ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad over deadly chemical attacks in 2013, a judicial source said on Thursday. Magistrates had in ...