Some places carry incredible appeal, yet multiple risks stack up against visiting safely. Here are 12 regions where the dangers still outweigh the rewards for most travelers.

The secret prison was uncovered by Syrian police in the eastern countryside of Homs, where they found tools used for ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Rebuilding Syria after over a decade of civil war is expected to cost about $216 billion, the World ...

The collection encompasses stone tools, pottery, bronze ware, gold and silver artifacts, and statues, systematically ...

Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa waves as he enters a polling station where electoral college members are voting in a parliamentary election in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A cautious calm set in Tuesday morning in neighborhoods in the city of Aleppo in northern Syria after overnight clashes between Syrian security forces and Kurdish fighters. The ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria on Sunday held its first parliamentary elections, nearly a year after a rebel-led offensive unseated longtime autocratic leader Bashar Assad. The People’s Assembly will be ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Ten months after Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government was overthrown when Islamist fighters marched into Damascus, many Syrians still go out and party despite some ...