The scars that disfigure Syria after 14 years of civil war are wider than its minefields. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of ...

Crossing the border from Jordan on Dec. 29, one North Jersey man had tears in his eyes. “I hugged the first Syrian person I ...

But Syria is not yet prepared for large-scale returns. Host countries must wait until returns can be safe, dignified and ...

Assad’s fall in December, prominent Sunni religious leaders returned from exile to counter the dominant Salafist influence, ...

The Assad dynasty crumbled in mere weeks under a coordinated opposition offensive starting in late November 2024. The ...

“Not only Christians are persecuted, but also Alawites and supporters of the moderate Sunni regime, including its authoritative leaders,” he said, adding that “terrorists” destroyed the Umayyad Mosque ...

After 45 years of dreaming about returning to Syria, Professor Oussama Khatib, is finally set to revisit his beloved Aleppo. "I left Aleppo many years ago, but it has remained in my heart all ...

People took to the streets in Damascus, Homs, Aleppo and Idlib to celebrate the announcement of the Gaza ceasefire. Celebrants gathered in the capital’s main Umayyad Square, amid fireworks and the ...

Back at the beginning of Aleppo offensive, he issued “ recommendations to ... The venue of his speech was highly symbolic: the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, one of the most important mosques in the Arab ...

Those sharing it claimed that this was a mosque in California, which remained safe from the wildfire. One person shared the photo on Facebook, writing, “This is the power of Allah Almighty. Allah ...

Ibrahim Kalin, the director of Turkey’s intelligence agency, appeared in Damascus and was photographed praying in its famous Umayyad mosque ... businessmen flew to Aleppo seeking lucrative ...