University professor Rana B. Khoury presented her book at the Illini Union Bookstore, exploring how aid shapes activism during Syria's war.

In the southern Idlib countryside, once a frontline in Syrian civil war, residents are trickling back to their villages after years in exile. Repairing and reopening ...

Pasta, rajma, candy bars... much of what we eat today was shaped by violence. Three books trace how food changes as borders are redrawn. And the joy, love, resistance that a hearty meal can hold.

Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa makes a crucial first visit to the White House, with the reconstruction of his war-battered ...

The undeniable fact is that multiple parties share responsibility for the toxic state of today’s civil-military relations.

While Israel pushes ahead on its trail of genocidal destruction, resistance to the Jolani/al-Shara’a regime in Syria ...

A new month means new books! Here are some of the most anticipated Canadian fiction and nonfiction titles for November 2025.

After its attack on Iran, some in Israel mused about Syria joining the Abraham Accords, but Trump’s envoy to the country, his ...

About two decades ago, Ahmed al Sharaa was just another Al Qaeda militant locked up by the U.S. military in Iraq. After ...

Damascus: In the southern Idlib countryside, once a frontline in Syrian civil war, residents are trickling back to their villages after years in exile. Repairing and reopening damaged and looted ...

Wondering what to read? This month's best books include the latest from Jane Harper, Bri Lee and Booker Prize winner Kiran ...