The Economist2d
A short history of Syria, in maps
In 1982 an uprising in the city of Hama by the Muslim Brotherhood, a Sunni Islamist group originating in Egypt, challenged ...
Palestine Chronicle16h
Why Syria Failed to Develop into a Democracy and Became a Mukhabarat State
The article explores why Syria, despite its early independence, was unable to establish a democracy, instead evolving into a ...
Syria’s children, having known only war, adjust to a sudden peace
As Syria’s new Islamist rulers reshape the way schools teach the nation’s history, students struggle to navigate the traumas ...
Lessons from Syria’s volatile past for its uncertain future
Syria has faced such transitions before. Unless secular, pro-democracy advocates learn from the past, we risk falling into ...
rudaw2h
US testing Syria’s new rulers: former Pentagon official
WASHINGTON DC - The United States temporarily relaxed some sanctions on Syria as a test to see if the new leadership in ...
Syria’s dwindling Jewish community can return to one of the world’s oldest synagogues
After 13 years of civil war, Syria’s dwindling Jewish community can return to the Jobar Synagogue in Damascus, one of the ...
Syrians celebrate a month since Assad’s overthrow with revolutionary songs in Damascus
A packed concert hall in Damascus came alive this week with cheers as Wasfi Maasarani, a renowned singer and symbol of the ...
Sun Sentinel29d
Archaeologists begin to assess what’s left of Syria’s Jewish history
“There is a very big Jewish quarter in old Damascus ... As Syria hurtles into a new era, the fate of its heritage sites hangs in the balance. The country’s gems of Jewish history will ...
thetechedvocate.org8d
A Visitors Guide to DAMASCUS, Syria
Spread the loveIntroduction Damascus, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, is a treasure trove of ...
Head of Hostage NGO Believes US Journalist Tice Still in Syria
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - The head of an American organisation focused on hostage releases said on Monday he believes U.S.
Anadolu Ajansi1d
Syria, Türkiye have made 'new history': Foreign minister of new Syrian administration
New administration working to establish new country 'based on institutions, not individuals' Asaad Al-Shaibani says - Anadolu Ajansı ...
Saudi Arabia and U.A.E. Tread Cautiously With Syria’s New Leaders
The two Mideast powerhouses have been trying to block the rise of Islamist groups in the region for two decades. The rebel ...