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

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

Days before the new Damascus government’s security forces entered Afrin, a Kurdish-majority Afrin area of the Aleppo ...

Syria’s interim president has made his first trip abroad, traveling to Saudi Arabia in a move likely trying to signal ...

ISTANBUL, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Airlines, Türkiye's flag carrier, resumed direct flights to Damascus on Thursday, ending a nearly 13-year hiatus, the airline said. The carrier will operate three ...

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WASHINGTON — It’s time to take pride in the American flag again, President Trump’s State Department said on Tuesday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday banned flying any other flags ...

The U.S. State Department has adopted a new policy under the Trump administration that effectively blocks U.S. embassies and outposts from flying Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, a report said ...

The volunteer teams in cooperation with directorates in Damascus Governorate and the Civil Defense have done a number of service activities included planting trees, cleaning pedestrian paths and ...

According to U.S. flag code, "all federal buildings, grounds and naval vessels" will fly at half-staff for 30 days after the death of a president Win McNamee/Getty; MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty ...

The vice president of the Vatican Governorate, who will be governor in March, is a nun. In the Dicastery of the Economy, the vice president is a nun with two degrees … Women know how to manage ...