Syrians have observed the first Friday prayers since the dramatic downfall of President Bashar al-Assad, meeting in locations across the country to celebrate the end of half a century of ...

Hayan Hadid was 18 when soldiers arrested him in his pyjamas and took him for execution in Syria's Hama in 1982, during one ...

Amr Salem mingles cheerfully with foreign investors and members of Syria’s interim government in a five-star hotel in ...

Drinking an espresso, he inhales deeply on a cigarette as the call to prayer sounds from the neighbouring ... I’m Alawite, same as Bashar al-Assad,” says Ali, a cybersecurity consultant.

From Donald Trump being shot at a campaign rally to Bashar al-Assad's shock overthrow, Newsweek writers on the moment of 2024: plus have your say. "I believe there will be violent fighting ...