The acclaimed Syrian designer’s debut signals a breakthrough for Middle Eastern representation in global haute couture.

Syrian couturier Rami Al Ali made history Thursday as the first fashion designer from his country to feature in the official ...

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said the country had “turned . . . a new page in history” as Kurdish militants began to hand over their weapons in the latest step to end a four-decade ...

In Syria, it's been more than six months since Bashar al-Assad's regime was toppled by opposition fighters after decades in power and years of civil war. Jane Arraf covers Egypt, Iraq, and other parts ...

The optimism about changes in Syria should be tempered by a look at what is in, and what's out, in the new regime's schoolbooks.

The Trump administration's May 2025 announcement in Riyadh, and subsequent executive order in June, lifting all sanctions on ...

In 1978, Israel invaded Lebanon to push Palestinian fighters away from its northern borders and put an end to rockets launched from south Lebanon. This fighting included the massacre of many civilians ...

As well as being optimistic about the future of his war-ravaged country, Rami Al Ali has other reasons to be upbeat: he is ...

Syria today stands on the cusp of a transformative chapter in its modern history. After more than a decade of civil war, ...

Ramah Awad, executive director of the Majdal Arab Community Center of San Diego, is a 2025 recipient of the Nancy Jamison ...