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 Syrian man suspected of belonging to the Islamic State (IS) group went on trial in Germany on Tuesday over a deadly knife attack that killed three people last year. The suspect, who was 26 at ...

Damascus, SANA-The Syrian film “As Befits You” by director Kawthar Maarawi won the Best Female Performance Award for the actress Rama Zain al-Abidin at Festival Dcheira international du Cinéma.

Syrian restaurants have found that their food is too good for Turkish customers to ignore. Fatih has become something of a tourist attraction, while chefs have launched food festivals and pop-ups ...

Kurds in Iraq and Syria during the week of March 21 marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and renewal, at a time when many are hoping that a new political beginning is on ...

But failure to act—and any repeat of the events that took place on the coast in March—could ignite renewed cycles of violence and erode confidence in Shara. Outside powers would be even less willing ...