The one thing holding Syria together now is Ahmed al-Sharaa, who has taken on the near-impossible job of teaching his people ...

Since the fall of Assad, Mourad has repeatedly stated that no deliberate violence has been committed against Christians in Syria. However, since the violent clashes of March 2025, he has expressed ...

a densely populated suburb near Damascus that is home to a majority of Druze and Christian minority residents. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that "one person was ...

The ousted Assad dictatorship kept lists of millions of wanted people. Now, Syrians are openly asking whether they “have a ...

In the 12th century, the Andalusian poet and traveler Ibn Jubayr described the agricultural lands around Damascus as “the ...

Over the years, the Kurds have carved out a semiautonomous region in northeastern Syria. One of the ... bathroom alone.” Many do not trust that the new government in Damascus will be able ...

Our editors work with academics from many ... all but one crossing point between Lebanon and Syria. In January, incidents between the Lebanese and newly established authorities in Damascus led ...

The conflict began as one of several ... abound. Many dream of a new Syria, but exactly how that would look remains uncertain. “The situation is foggy,” said Damascus resident Wassim Bassimah.

At the end of January, Ahmed al-Sharaa stepped up to a podium in the presidential palace in Damascus ... regime had forced on the Syrian public. No one knows how many civilians the regime ...

Sahar Diab had visited Damascus’ famed Umayyad Mosque previously. But as the Syrian lawyer went there to pray during her ...

By Maya Gebeily, Timour Azhari and Feras Dalatey DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Close to midnight on March 6, as a wave of sectarian ...