The longest-serving political prisoner under the regime is now revered as a hero. ‘I was always free here,’ he declares, ...

Just days after the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in December, Greece became one of several EU countries to suspend ...

DANA STROUL is Director of Research at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and served as U.S. Deputy Assistant ...

The militias that control the Druse religious minority’s heartland in southwestern Syria have resisted the new government’s attempts to bring all armed groups under its control.

Following more than five decades of repression under the Assad regime, these artists are seizing the moment of cultural ...

Eid al-Fitr in Syria was charged with newfound joy this year, as thousands freely celebrated the holiday for the first time ...

By Neil Hauer for bnm IntelliNews in Damascus The end of the 54-year rule of Syria’s Assad regime came so quickly that many ...

The European Union has stepped up efforts to increase its influence in Central Asia, with one of the objectives being to drive Russia and China out of the region. However, the EU’s attempts to ...

When Syria's new leaders shut 60 Damascus bars, drinkers protested, and the government reversed itself. It's an example of ...

The choice of cabinet officials was seen as a litmus test for whether the rebels who ousted Bashar al-Assad would deliver on ...

As the breaking of the fast nears, a day’s worth of hunger pangs combine with jockeying among patrons desperate to get their ...

The U.S. warned of an increased possibility of attacks in Syria during the Eid el-Fitr holiday that marks the end of the ...