How do Syria’s Islamists view culture? Unlike Taliban, they see art as ‘part of humanity’
When new rulers with jihadi roots took power in Damascus, artists, singers and dancers held their breath. They can relax, the ...
Deal With Kurds May Benefit Erdogan at Home and Abroad
The gambit could give the Turkish president a chance to extend his power, while also calming a conflict that threatens to ...
A Christian town in Syria keeps the biblical language of Aramaic alive. But it fears for its future
Church bells echoed across the rocky slopes of this ancient Syrian town on a cold Sunday morning. But few families remained. Maaloula is one of the world' ...
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Russia ‘not withdrawing’ from Middle East after losing ally Assad: Analyst
Russia will deepen its engagement in the Middle East despite losing its Syrian ally Bashar al-Assad, experts said at the ...
A half-century insurgency in the Middle East may be ending. Here’s why
The jailed leader of the PKK called on its members to lay down arms and dissolve the group. If his followers heed that call, ...
Russian operator of Syria's Tartous port dismisses reports it has lost its contract
STG Engineering, a Russian company that operates Syria's Tartous commercial port, said on Friday that it was continuing to work as usual and that its contract had not been annulled as some media in ...
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Syrian Democratic Forces remain in control of large areas in east of country
Mr Ford, who was US envoy to Damascus from 2011 to 2014 – the last to be based in Syria – recently travelled to the country, where he saw the challenges that Syria faces after the fall of Bashar Al ...
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Former US envoy warns Syrian government that friction with Kurdish-led SDF 'won't end well'
Mr Ford, who was US envoy to Damascus from 2011 to 2014 – the last to be based in Syria – recently travelled to the country, ...