On June 15, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) updated its advice to warn against all travel to Israel, placing the country on “red alert”, the same level as Iran. Both countries’ ...

UN High Commissioner for Refugees marks World Refugee Day meeting Syrians going home, but warns that returns will prove short-lived without increased international assistance.

On May 23, 2025, the United States lifted many sanctions that had isolated Syria’s economy for over a decade. This includes a ...

Others honked their car horns or waved the new Syrian flag in celebration. People whistled and cheered as fireworks lit the night sky. A statement from Syria's Foreign Ministry called the ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria’s prime minister said Monday that most cabinet ministers were back at work after rebels overthrew President Bashar Assad, but some state workers failed to return to ...

Joyful crowds gathered in squares in Damascus, waving the Syrian revolutionary flag in scenes that recalled the early days of the Arab Spring uprising, before a brutal crackdown and the rise of an ...

Participants lined the Boardwalk, where casket flags were unfurled in a ceremony to honor loved ones. They then held up in a chain of American flags in remembrance. “It’s our honor to bring ...

Israel faced retaliation from Iran after launching missiles against Tehran's leadership and energy infrastructure as part of ...

Kareem Fahim has served as the Istanbul bureau chief and a Middle East correspondent for The Washington Post since September 2016. Previously, he worked for 11 years as a staff reporter for the ...