Syria's new president meets Chinese envoy for first time since Assad's fall
Syria's new President Ahmed al-Sharaa met China's ambassador to Damascus in the first public engagement between the two ...
Experts push to restore Syria’s war-torn heritage sites, including renowned Roman ruins at Palmyra
Experts are returning to Syria’s war-ravaged heritage sites, hoping to lay the groundwork for restoring them and reviving ...
In Syria, Joy at a Dictator’s Demise Turns Into Fear of Israeli Raids
Villagers say they worry that incursions into border areas of Syria by Israel’s military could turn into a prolonged ...
Syrian leader Sharaa meets Chinese envoy in first bilateral exchange since fall of Assad
Syria’s new President Ahmed al-Sharaa met the Chinese ambassador to Damascus in the first public bilateral engagement since ...
Hezbollah Plans Show of Strength at Funeral for Assassinated Leader
The Iran-backed Lebanese militant group is staging an elaborate commemoration for its longtime leader, Hassan Nasrallah, who ...
Hezbollah facing financial squeeze as supply lines from Iran are severed
The Lebanese militant group is grappling with a stunning reversal of fortune after its war with Israel and the ouster of its ...
The Fifth Floor: Syria after Assad
In December 2024, rebel forces took control in Syria, and former President  Bashar al-Assad fled the country. What's happened since? Salma Khattab from BBC Arabic has just come back from Syria and she ...
Dancing in Damascus: Syrians cling to culture under Islamists' rule
Haddad, feared might be in jeopardy as Islamist rebels led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a group with origins in global ...
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In Assad’s Fall, an Echo of the Arab Spring
The regime’s collapse should also dispel at last the persistent myth that the Arab Spring was a mirage. The first wave of ...
Thousands of people attend the funeral of late Hezbollah leader Nasrallah 5 months after his death
Tens of thousands of people gathered in Beirut early Sunday to attend the funeral of Hezbollah’s former leader, nearly five ...
Syria's Christians mark a decade since horrific Islamic State attack and worry about their future
The anniversary comes as Christians worry about the future of Syria following the ouster of longtime president Bashar Assad in December by insurgents led by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group.
Syria's northeast begins supplying oil to Damascus, oil ministry says
Kurdish-led authorities in northeast Syria have begun providing oil from local fields they manage to the central government in Damascus, Syrian oil ministry spokesman Ahmed Suleiman told Reuters on ...