Early one evening in late January, 12 masked men stormed the Damascus home of Um Hassan's family, pointed AK-47 assault ...

From the majestic art to the white smoke, here's what to know about the Sistine Chapel, the sacred site of the conclave.

Moussa Hajj Khalil is among many Syrians rebuilding their homes from the rubble of the historic and economically important ...

The Kurdish-led force that runs northeast Syria has agreed to integrate into a new national army, but some of its supporters ...

Scientists have long struggled to define brain fog—let alone pinpoint a cause for it. But research is starting to reveal multiple potential causes from inflammation to a leaky blood-brain ...

Sam Dagher was formerly a senior correspondent for The Wall Street Journal focused on Syria, Iraq and Iran. He has worked in the Middle East for more than a decade. He covered Syria starting in spring ...

During a visit to Palmyra, reporters found traces of the many forces that had fought over the city and ancient monuments ...

The war and the Assad regime destroyed everything. Aleppo is asleep," said Mohammed Imad Eddine in early March. His family owned a fabric stall here for more than a hundred years. The ritual is ...

If you’re bored with the default keyboard on your iPhone, then there are many third-party options available out there. But the one that stands head and shoulders above all the rest is Gboard ...

Explore the shocking rebel offensive that led to Aleppo's dramatic fall in November 2024. Discover how HTS reshaped Syria’s war dynamics, revealing vulnerabilities and potential future escalations.

Banco has a long history covering the Middle East region, from Cairo to Baghdad to Aleppo where she’s reported on the Arab Spring and its aftermath, including the civil war in Syria and the rise ...