Marook, a sweet bread eaten during Ramadan in Syria, used to be a simple loaf, but now the list of choices can be as long as ...

Photographs of the dead lined the walls as a series of speakers took to a microphone to tell stories – interspersed with ...

Since the downfall of the Baathist regime, Syrians have been speaking more freely about their future – and their doubts in ...

"This evening, we are hosting 1,700 heroes from Damascus province," said Saad Eddin Al-Mowaqet, director of HAND, as volunteers in neon-green vests bustled behind him. "These heroes come from various ...

Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week have marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and renewal, at a time when many are hoping that a new political beginning is on the horizon ...

Umayyad Mosque at sunset – a Christian basilica in a previous ... iStock For an incurable antiquarian and aspiring epicurean, the old town of Damascus was a kind of paradise.

Tiny Syrian community in Ethiopia embraces spirit of Ramadan, offering meals to those in need. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Images of old Damascus and Aleppo adorn the walls of a modest restaurant tucked ...

As the sun set behind the mountains of Akre in the semi ... waved high above the crowds as people danced in the streets. The new rulers in Damascus, Islamist former insurgents, have promised ...

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