The Damascus neighborhood of the man who has been leading Syria's new caretaker government celebrates his new role and reflects on the last 14 years of civil war. KUOW is Seattle’s NPR news station.

A man identified as Imad Mohammed Al-Mahmoud, is arrested by security forces in Tadamon, a suburb of Damascus, Syria, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. Three individuals, alleged former operatives with the ...

NPR's Emily Feng and Jawad Rizkallah went to Damascus to find out more. EMILY FENG, BYLINE: The neighborhood is prosperous, clean-swept streets with stately apartment buildings and spacious balconies.

Damascus (AFP) – Syrian security forces on Sunday fired in the air to disperse rival protests after pro-government demonstrators clashed with a gathering mourning dead civilians, following the ...