Feb 17 Experts return to Syria’s war-torn heritage sites, including Roman ruins at Palmyra By Sally Abou AlJoud, Ghaith Alsayed, Associated Press Once-thriving landmarks like the ancient city of Palmyra and the medieval Crusader castle of Crac des Chevaliers remain scarred by years of conflict, but local tourists are returning to the sites, and conservationists hope their historical and cultural significance will… Continue reading
Feb 03 Trump’s aid freeze leads to uncertainty in Syrian detention camp holding families linked to Islamic State By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press The Trump administration’s unprecedented freeze on foreign aid has caused chaos and uncertainty in a camp holding thousands of people with alleged links to the Islamic State group in Syria. Continue reading
Feb 03 At least 19 people, mostly women, killed in latest car bomb attack in Syria By Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press A hospital worker says at least 19 people are dead after the latest car bomb exploded on the outskirts of a northern Syrian city. Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch 7:28 Syrian revolutionary describes his vision for rebuilding after 13 years of civil war By Leila Molana-Allen As Syria recovers from 13 years of civil war and five decades under the Assad regime, its citizens face the daunting task of rebuilding their nation. Saleh Hawa, a Syrian literature professor and revolutionary, saw his hometown bombed heavily during… Continue watching
Jan 12 After urging from Saudi Arabia, EU ministers will consider easing sanctions on post-Assad Syria By Baraa Anwer, Associated Press European Union foreign ministers will meet in late January to discuss easing sanctions imposed on Syria, the bloc's foreign policy chief said Sunday. However, she said the move would depend on Syria's new rulers carrying out an inclusive political transition… Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch 2:17 News Wrap: Biden and Netanyahu speak as Gaza ceasefire talks show signs of progress In our news wrap Sunday, Biden and Netanyahu spoke by phone amid signs of progress in Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks, efforts are underway for Syria to re-engage with other nations, South Korea’s suspended president will not attend the first hearing of… Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch 9:35 Syria’s once-empowered Alawite minority faces uncertain future after fall of Assad By Leila Molana-Allen As Syria emerges from decades of dictatorship, people in the Assad family's ancestral home of Latakia province are both overjoyed and anxious. Assad and his family are Alawite, an offshoot of Shia Islam, and the people of his former region… Continue watching
Jan 06 Residents of Syria’s Quneitra are frustrated by lack of action to halt Israeli incursions By Abby Sewell, Associated Press Israeli forces entered the area — which lies in a U.N.-patrolled buffer zone in the Golan Heights that was established by a 1974 ceasefire agreement between Syria and Israel — soon after the fall of President Bashar Assad last month… Continue reading
Dec 31 Rocked by conflict and change, Middle East greets new year By Ghaith Alsayed, Wafaa Shurafa, Lujain Jo, Associated Press While Syrians looked forward to a new beginning, the mood was more somber along Beirut’s Mediterranean promenade, where residents shared cautious hopes for the new year. War-weary Palestinians in Gaza saw little hope that 2025 would bring an end to… Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch 9:15 Syria’s new rulers try to contain growing tensions involving Assad loyalists By Simona Foltyn Unrest is brewing in Syria’s coastal plains, home to the Assad family’s Alawite sect. Earlier this week, a group of regime loyalists staged an ambush on the now-governing rebel forces, killing 14. With the Shia Alawite sect making up only… Continue watching