Rime Allaf hopes lessons from the past will help readers understand country's present and options for the future ...

The Syrian conflict may be confusing, but we're here to explain the basics. A protester loyal to the Shi'ite Muslim Al-Houthi group, also known as Ansarullah, holds a poster of Syria's President ...

As Syria recovers from 13 years of civil war and five decades under the Assad regime, its citizens face the daunting task of rebuilding their nation. Saleh Hawa, a Syrian literature professor and ...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime fell on Sunday after opposition forces made a shock advance over the past few days, ...

Fleeing a civil war, Syria's refugees have nearly doubled in the past year. — -- The number of Syrians fleeing their war-torn homeland for neighboring countries has passed the 4 million mark, ...

During the more than decade-long civil war in Syria, millions were displaced in the country and millions more fled abroad as refugees. It’s been almost a year since the war ended and many Syrians are ...

On Dec. 8, Syrian rebels entered Damascus, ending the Assad family’s 54-year rule and ostensibly the first phase of the Syrian Civil War. Beginning in the Spring of 2011 after a violent crackdown on ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers Tuesday that Syria may be weeks away from plunging into another civil war or collapsing altogether. Rubio, who met with top Syrian officials last week ...

Aziz Habesh knows his way around kibbeh. Sitting in Vezir Han, in the shadow of Istanbul’s Fatih Mosque, the maitre d’ begins to list the types on offer at the Syrian restaurant. He starts counting on ...