A vendor prepares food at a market on the eve of the Eid al-Fitr holiday in Damascus, Syria, on March 30, 2025. (Photo by ...

Maamoul cookies, a traditional treat for Eid al-Fitr, are seen at a pastry shop in Damascus, Syria, on March 27, 2025. (Photo ...

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

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.

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

Marook, a sweet bread eaten during Ramadan in Syria, used to be a simple loaf, but now the list of choices can be as long as ...

Those kidnapped included a retired teacher, an engineering student and a mechanic, all of them Alawite - the minority sect of ...

FILE - Rabbi Yusuf Hamra, left, and his son Henry take pictures as they visit the Al-Raqi synagogue in the old city of Damascus Feb. 18, 2025. The Syrian-American Jewish family returned for the ...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Images of old Damascus and Aleppo adorn the walls of a modest restaurant tucked into Bole Michael, a working-class neighbourhood near Addis Ababa’s international airport.

DAMASCUS (Reuters ... after they were taken. The pictures, reviewed by Reuters, depicted four men on the ground with blood ...

A massive explosion believed to have been triggered by a scrap dealer handling an old bomb killed at least 16 people in Syria, civil defence officials said Sunday.