What’s new this Ramadan in Syria?
The answer is simple: everything. This year, Ramadan is not just about its religious and social significance —…
Israel strikes Assad-regime military targets in Syria | JNS
The Israel Defense Forces launched airstrikes on military targets in southern Syria on Monday night, targeting command centers…
Head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed, Iraqi prime minister says
BAGHDAD (AP) — The head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed in Iraq…
Syria flashes signs of peril and promise in a week of violence and diplomacy
BEIRUT (AP) — After Syria’s longtime autocratic ruler was toppled late last year, the man who led rebel…
Middle East latest: Israel kills 8 Palestinians in Gaza as Hamas says ceasefire talks resume
Israeli fire has killed eight Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and three more in the occupied West Bank…
Syria’s Druze seek a place in a changing nation, navigating pressures from the government and Israel
JARAMANA, Syria (AP) — Syria’s Druze minority has a long history of cutting their own path to survive…
Death toll in violence on Syrian coast rises to more than 1,000
BEIRUT (AP) — The death toll from two days of clashes between Syrian security forces and loyalists of…
Clashes in Syria between government forces and Assad loyalists kill more than 200
BEIRUT (AP) — Fighters siding with Syria’s new government stormed several villages near the country’s coast, killing dozens…
Türkiye, UK to discuss post-Assad Syria in Ankara talks
The talks will be led by Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Nuh Yilmaz and Hamish Falconer, the UK minister…
Prominent Lebanese Druze leader says he will visit Syria soon as tensions with Israel simmer
BEIRUT (AP) — A prominent Druze leader in Lebanon said Sunday that he will soon visit Syria to…
Syrians begin fasting during first Ramadan without Assad family rule in decades
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Some restaurants and coffee shops in Syria were closed during the day Saturday while…
Kurdish militants declare a ceasefire in a 40-year insurgency in Turkey
ISTANBUL (AP) — Kurdish militants who have waged a 40-year insurgency in Turkey declared a ceasefire on Saturday…