A baker in Syria for more than a decade, Al-Zoubani founded Al-Zoubani Sweets and sells traditional Syrian treats to Arizona residents. Khaled Al-Rabai, who fled Syria in 2012 and spent four years ...

In the arched courtyard of a traditional Damascus home, Syrian activist Sawsan Abou Zainedin recounted meeting the country's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa earlier this month. "We stressed the ...

President Biden’s longtime aide rallied scores of nations to defend Ukraine but then became a villain to the many critics of U.S. support for Israel’s war in Gaza.

From our special correspondent in Syria – A month after Bashar al-Assad's regime collapsed, Syria's Alawite minority, which served as the regime's backbone, fears a witch hunt. In their ...

More than a month has passed since the overthrow of the Assad regime in Syria. The past shows that the Syria of the future will be better than the Syria exploited by the Assad clan. More concretely, ...

An official with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) said on Thursday the militant group would agree to leave northeastern Syria if the U.S.-allied Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) maintains a ...

Thousands attend the concert in Damascus to mark the end of al-Assad family rule and almost 14 years of civil war. Brunner hid in Damascus for decades and is said to have taught torture tactics to ...

DAMASCUS -- Some governments are hesitant to boost funding for urgent humanitarian needs in Syria under the country's new interim rulers after the fall of former President Bashar Assad, the ...

The music is majestic. The setting is glorious. Many of the top power players from DC are in attendance, and the words of ...

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DAMASCUS, Syria – There are separate lines for men and women outside a Damascus bakery – it's not polite in this city for men and women to squish against each other. And there are so many people here, ...

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud speaks during a press briefing, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Baraa Anwer) ...