When I interviewed Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II of the Syriac Orthodox Church in Damascus on Feb. 27, neither one of us knew ...

A Kurdish-led rebel coalition which dominates north-eastern Syria has signed a deal with the interim government in Damascus. The agreement, which means the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces ...

AS REBELS STORMED across Syria late last year, eventually toppling the country’s dictator, Bashar al-Assad, some were ...

Whether Syria’s new leadership is truly seeking reconciliation — or consolidating power under a new flag — will determine ...

Rebuilding Syria will take years and billions of dollars. The first step is stabilizing the economy and improving the living ...

Abdulaziz Ketaz/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Supported by By Ben Hubbard Reporting from Damascus, Syria As the commander of a rebel group ... the colors of their flags.

After the fall of the Assad regime, Huda Khayti returned to her hometown of Duma. The ruined Syrian city confronted her with the past, and motivated Khayti to dedicate her life to a new Syria.

Under Mr Assad Syria sank from middle-income status to abject poverty. Women saw branches off trees for heating. Children ...

A boy naps while sitting at his vending cart selling sweets and chocolate at a street market, in Damascus, Syria, Feb. 6, 2025 (AP photo by Omar Sanadiki). DAMASCUS, Syria—Shoppers have long ...

On Monday night, an Israeli flag was hoisted in southern Syria. That's unusual, to say the least. Even though there was an ...

"A confrontation, possibly even a small-scale military one, may occur between Israel and Turkey," one expert told Newsweek.

"Syria is ready ... to solve this decades-old problem imposed on us by a previous regime," Syria's foreign minister said.