Azm, an archaeologist and former professor at Damascus University, left Syria with his family in 2006. He recently returned to witness firsthand the celebrations and struggles that followed the abrupt ...

As insurgents raced across Syria in a surprise offensive launched in the country's northwest late last year, officials from ...

A train station in Damascus was once the pride of the Syrian capital, an essential link between Europe and the Arabian ...

But since he and his fellow jihadists advanced from Idlib, their northern enclave, and toppled the Assads on December 8th, ...

World / Syrians begin to learn to live without Assad. Nicolas Niarchos Damascus and Sednaya, Syria—On New Year’s Day, Diyya ad-Din Dereh took his family on an outing. He, his wife, and their four ...

People set aside divisions and anxiety about the future to mark a once-in-a-lifetime moment of renewal.

Assad’s fall in December, prominent Sunni religious leaders returned from exile to counter the dominant Salafist influence, ...

Others have brought a sense of relief and joy. That was evident at the Al-Hamidiyah market in the heart of the old city of Damascus. It was once inaccessible to many Syrians. NPR's Hadeel Al ...

A train station in Damascus was once the pride of the Syrian capital, an essential link between Europe and the Arabian ...

Azm, an archaeologist and former professor at Damascus University, left Syria with his family in 2006. He recently returned ...