Palmyra is one of the most famous sites in Syria for its extraordinary heritage and archaeological remains. Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1980, the city saw much of its heritage destroyed ...

The interim government in Damascus has called for a powerful Kurdish-led militia backed by the United States to disarm and ...

This is the twelvth part in a series about riding night trains across Europe and the Near East to Armenia—to spend time in ...

Organizers of a national conference to chart Syria’s political future say it will include all segments of Syrian society ...

The mounting chaos in Homs exemplifies the challenge Mr Sharaa faces all over Syria. His government must ensure the safety of ...

This is Part 3 of a four-part series by Shahira Salloum, managing editor of Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, reflecting on her January ...

Shortly after the fall of Bashar Assad in Syria in December 2024, reports emerged of mass graves being uncovered in liberated ...

Or is every bomb dropped, every missile launched, every bullet fired at children by Israel’s snipers, every threat to commit ...

The recorded documentation of every facet of official life so common of dictatorial regimes is an overwhelming legacy of the Assad family's reign of terror in Syria.

Assad’s ouster has seen his Iranian allies end crucial oil supplies. Meanwhile, many economic sanctions that initially ...

London’s Westfield White City issued Ranim Taha with an ultimatum – she either removes the map necklace from her stall or she ...

In Arabic, Assad means “lion,” although that wasn’t his real name. Hafez, Bashar’s father, had adopted it to look strong. Hasan was born in the northeastern Syrian city of Manbij, 18 years before the ...