DAMASCUS — Neither Council President Diana Helm nor Councilor Marlo Dean will seek re-election in November, leaving at least two spaces on a council long plagued with frustration and roadblocks ...

View full size Courtesy Diana Helm Diana Helm, Damascus City Council president, will face off against challenger Steve Spinnett in November to see who succeeds retiring Mayor Jim Wright.

Diana Helm, the former Mayor of Damascus, was appointed as a Clackamas County Commissioner on Monday, filling a seat vacated in March.

Former Damascus Mayor Diana Helm was chosen to fill the vacancy on the Clackamas County Commission created when Melissa Fireside resigned.

In 2005, British travel writer Diana Darke bought an Ottoman-era courtyard house in the Old City of Damascus. One of the only foreigners to own property in the Roman-walled center of Syria’s ...

Owner Diana Helm says there’s something for everyone, whether it’s a gift for someone else or yourself. “We hope everyone will support local business this holiday season and year round ...

The transitional government, which took the helm in Syria after Assad's ouster on Sunday, said that "the search for American citizen Austin Tice is ongoing".

Investment opportunities abound for small-scale projects unhampered by sanctions. The author is pictured at her house in Damascus in April 2025 (Photo supplied by Diana Darke) ...