Assad’s regime and the dictator’s flight spread over the weekend, many Syrians rushed to the public squares to celebrate. In Damascus, women draped in the green-and-black flag of the Syrian opposition ...

From Israel’s perspective, Azerbaijan is not just another friendly country or a “simple” ally; it is Jerusalem's most important ally in the Middle East and the second most important ally ...

Zour, which remains divided between Syria's new government and a Kurdish-backed militia, is a hostage to competing ambitions.

For over 850 years, the leaning minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri stood as an iconic landmark in the Iraqi city of Mosul ...

The concert was a way of saying "we are here and able to produce art" despite years of devastating civil war, Antaki said ...

The sudden collapse of the long-standing Assad regime in Syria last December unleashed a wave of trouble for most Syrians, ...

To applause, percussionist Bahjat Antaki took the stage with Syria's national symphony orchestra, marking the first classical ...

The award-winning Bengali author talks about his books, development of minority communities, Kolkata Book Fair, social media, and more Abul Bashar — the author of ‘Agnibalaka’ and several other ...

Rebel forces in Syria have unveiled the opulent lifestyle of former President Bashar al-Assad after storming his presidential palace in Damascus. Videos circulated online show a fleet of luxury ...

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