Syrian residents sit at an alley outside their house in Beit Jin village, southern Syria, where an Israeli pre-dawn raid ...

French bank Societe Generale is to become the first major European lender to launch a dollar-pegged cryptocurrency, while ...

This year it was all about Syria.  I found it fascinating, not only to learn about the Jewish communities of Syria but also ...

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

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The al-Kharrat family in Syria has kept the tradition of Sema, or the whirling dervishes, alive for decades. Under the Assad regime, they faced restrictions on traveling abroad to participate in ...

a wave of exhibitions and events have been taking place in Damascus to pay tribute to the suffering and sacrifices that led to today’s Syria. A new Syrian government led by Ahmed al-Sharaa was ...

Sayf Boulad Abu Bakr (left) and Abu Amsha (right), together with Syrian Transitional President Ahmed al-Shara, December 16, 2024. (Photo: X) The Council of the European Union has added three groups ...

The European Union (EU) on Wednesday announced that it has lifted economic sanctions on Syria after the toppling of the repressive Assad regime, in an effort to revive the country’s economy. The EU’s ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — An American flag was hoisted outside of the long-shuttered U.S. ambassador’s residence in Damascus on Thursday, in a sign of growing ties between Washington and the new ...

DAMASCUS (Reuters) -The United States' newly-appointed Syria envoy said he believed peace between Syria and Israel was achievable as he made his first trip to Damascus on Thursday, praising the ...