DARAYA, Syria (AP) — In the war-ravaged town of Daraya, on the outskirts of Damascus, a group of young Syrian artists has turned the ruins of a bombed-out…
Read more Syrian artists transform bombed-out house into a mural of remembrance, in photosBEIRUT — The United Arab Emirates’ top diplomat met with Syrian President Bashar Assad on Wednesday, his second visit to Damascus as relations continue to thaw between the…
Read more UAE top diplomat back in Syria as relations continue to thawBAGHDAD — The U.S. team’s victory over Iran at the World Cup on Tuesday was closely watched across the Middle East, where the two nations have been engaged…
Read more US-Iran match mirrored a regional rivalry for many Arab fansBEIRUT — Syria’s largest Palestinian camp was once bustling with activity: It was crowded with mini-buses and packed with shops hawking falafel, shawarma and knafeh nabulsieh — a…
Read more Some return to war-battered hub of Palestinian life in SyriaDAMASCUS, Syria — Israeli airstrikes targeted sites in the vicinity of Damascus early Thursday, marking the third such strikes in a week, Syrian state media reported. The Syrian…
Read more Syria reports Israeli airstrikes on targets in Damascus areaDAMASCUS, Syria — Israel carried out an airstrike on the Syrian capital of Damascus and its southern suburbs late Friday, in the first such attack in more than…
Read more Syria reports Israeli airstrikes on suburbs of DamascusDAMASCUS, Syria — Two senior officials from the Palestinian militant Hamas group visited Syria’s capital on Wednesday for the first time since they were forced to leave the…
Read more Militant Hamas group back in Damascus after years of tensionJERUSALEM — The Iranian-made drones that Russia sent slamming into central Kyiv this week have complicated Israel’s balancing act between Russia and the West. Israel has stayed largely…
Read more Russia’s Iranian drones complicate Israel’s balancing actBERLIN — Officials in Europe and the U.S. praised the awarding of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to activists standing up for human rights and democracy in Russia,…
Read more Europe praises, Belarus scorns Nobel for rights defenders
