Syria’s status as a classic Middle East tourist definition was shredded by civil war. Visitors are now beginning to return, ...

Syria's central bank said a batch of Syrian currency had arrived at Damascus airport from Russia, where banknotes were ...

Syria's relations with Iran and Russia remain an open wound for its people after those nations backed autocratic President ...

Syrian forces uncover defunct drug factory in former Hezbollah stronghold near Lebanese border, cracking down on smugglers.

Western allies and Arab countries are gathering in Paris for an international conference on Syria to discuss the country’s ...

Abu Qasra, a trained agricultural engineer, served as a first lieutenant in Assad’s military before he ... reasons. Syria then was in the throes of full-blown civil war, after the Assad ...

And it was here, the day before Assad’s ouster in December ... We can’t go through more war.” The Syrian shrine of Sayeda Zainab drew Iran-backed militiamen from throughout the region.

Cacao, sugar and butter are part of the recipe for chocolate, more specifically, Peace by Chocolate – a company started by ...

The Syrian civil war has internally displaced 7.2 million people since 2011 ... Alobeid said his family found asylum in the country of Jordan, where they stayed for three and a half years before ...

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