This Ramadan, Syrians marked the 14th anniversary of the start of their country’s civil war. The conflict began as one of ...

Syria was poised for liberation. Instead, ethnic violence, sectarian dogma, and unchecked power are threatening to turn ...

Sahar Diab had visited Damascus’ famed Umayyad Mosque previously. But as the Syrian lawyer went there to pray during her country’s first Ramadan after the end of the Assad family’s iron-fisted rule, ...

the deal signaled a step toward stabilizing Syria and consolidating control of the country under a single central authority in Damascus. Malak Ibrahim, a Kurdish man who was displaced to Qamishli ...

In northeast Syria, revelers took to the streets after the announcement of a breakthrough deal between the central government in Damascus and local Kurdish-led authorities QAMISHLI, Syria -- In ...

The wave of violence that has killed hundreds of civilians across Syria reached the major cities of Damascus and Aleppo on Monday, hours after interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed to bring those ...

But despite the statements, the violence continued. Abdel Rahman pointed to the central government in Damascus, stating, “The blame lies with the central government, which called for jihad and m ...

Shares of the bank stocks JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) and Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) fell 1.7% and 2.2%, respectively, for no obvious reason but likely due to new economic data and ongoing tariff news ...

Syrians took to the streets to rally in support of the government in Damascus and other cities, while Saudi Arabia and Turkey, both allies of the government, also signaled their backing.

For Henry Hamra, who fled Damascus as a teenager with his family in the 1990s, the 30 years since have been shadowed by worry for what they left behind. “I was just on the lookout the whole time.

FILE - Rabbi Yusuf Hamra, left, and his son Henry take pictures as they visit the Al-Raqi synagogue in the old city of Damascus Feb. 18, 2025. The Syrian-American Jewish family returned for the ...

Overnight, Damascus sent reinforcements to the coastal cities of Latakia and Tartus and nearby villages that are home to Mr Assad’s minority Alawite sect and make up his longtime base of support.