I grew up in this Syria. When I was a child, I remember, my father scolded my brother for telling his friends that Hafez al-Assad had imprisoned my uncles. When his son Bashar al-Assad took over ...

The rebels who ousted President Bashar al-Assad in December have since been acting as Syria’s de facto authorities. Mr. al-Shara was named interim president and oversaw a transitional government.

With the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, the city is breathing again and this year's Eid al-Fitr preparations are fully underway. Markets that were once stagnant and fearful are now bustling ...