Syria’s cultural heritage faces threats from conflict, neglect, and political shifts. Preservation efforts by UNESCO, local initiatives, and international programs highlight the need for cooperation.

Christians in northeast Syria this month will mark the 10th anniversary of an attack by the Islamic State group on more than 30 villages.

The head of a rebel group is now the head of Syria. How will he lead a country destroyed by civil war and sectarianism? NPR found clues in a region in northern Syria, where he governed for years.

Syria's health-care system has undergone profound upheaval over the past decade, shaped by conflict, fragmentation, and now, a tenuous political transition. The acute conflict phase (2011–15) ...

An armed offensive on Nov 27 led to the government's overthrow on Dec 8, bringing hope for an end to displacement but uncertainty about the future.

Europe boasts hundreds of popular holiday destinations - but there are a number of destinations the Foreign Office says ...

Hamidia, some 50 kilometers southwest of Damascus, most homes, like that of sheep herder Abu Mo’ath, are built from black basalt stone, a hallmark of the region’s volcanic terrain. The air carries a ...

In November 2017, after a lengthy meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping, Donald Trump boasted that he and Xi can solve “probably all” the world’s problems. Today, he believes he alone can solve ...

Twenty regional and Western powers agreed in a joint statement on Thursday to do their utmost to help Syria's new authorities ...

Ankara and Damascus are working on a plan for defense cooperation, according to a Turkish official, who added that Turkey's priority in Syria is the armed groups it deems a national security threat.

We can’t go through more war.” The Syrian shrine of Sayeda Zainab drew Iran-backed militiamen from throughout the region. With Assad’s fall, they’ve fled, raising questions about the ...

Morgue officials carry human remains on a stretcher at Al-Mujtahid Hospital, where people come hoping to identify bodies of their relatives, in Damascus, Syria, on December 12. According to al ...