Iraq and Syria reopened the main border crossing for travellers and goods on Saturday, Iraqi authorities announced. The move ...

The International Monetary Fund had said it visited Syria for the first time since 2009 as the country scrambles to rebuild ...

Tensions flare as rockets from Syria prompt Israeli airstrikes, despite Syria’s new government seeking stability and ...

The Al-Kharrat family in Syria has kept the tradition of Sema, or the dance of the whirling dervishes, alive for decades.

Syria’s Interior Ministry calls Israeli raid ‘flagrant breach of international laws and conventions’ - Anadolu Ajansı ...

Assad’s regime on Dec. 8, 2024, after the rebel military operation “Deterrence of Aggression” and the establishment of a ...

Peace between Syria and Israel is "very possible", a Trump-linked evangelical Christian pastor said after he and a pro-Israel ...

Syria's Islamist-led government has decreed that women should wear burkinis or other swimwear that covers the body at public beaches and swimming pools, while permitting Western-style beachwear at ...

The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) sent a delegation to Damascus for the first round of talks ...

Trading has resumed on the Damascus Securities Exchange after a six-month closure, as Syria’s new leaders attempt to shore up ...

Comedians in Syria see a new moment for their art form. With the regime that stifled dissent under former President Bashar al ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international correspondents share snapshots of moments from their ...