When Shobut thinks of home, she recalls Syria's lemons. The smell is fundamental to her memory of Damascus, she explained.

UNICEF remains steadfast in its commitment to reach every child in Syria with the critical support they need. Committed to ...

Just weeks after a coalition of rebels toppled the Assad regime, the interim government they have set up in Damascus has moved quickly to order a raft of changes to the country’s school curriculum.

It has always been a dream to return here,” said Abu Hamza, one of the few visitors to Palmyra since last month’s downfall of ...

The United Nations refugee chief says some 200,000 refugees have returned to Syria from neighboring countries since the ...

Damascus, SANA- Syria and Norway have discussed ... and organizations to re-enroll students who have dropped out of school at all levels, as well as future plans to support the teaching staff.

A new strain of bird flu has been confirmed at a duck farm in California, the first time the variant has been discovered in ...

While relative peace and stability have followed the Assad regime’s collapse, the proposed educational changes have stoked worries about the country’s new Islamist leadership.

DAMASCUS, Syria — A train station in Damascus ... Newsday's Gregg Sarra hosts a new show covering the latest in high school sports on Long Island. Credit: Newsday/Mario Gonzalez SARRA SOUNDS ...

Amendments to school textbooks by Syria's new authorities ... Fadwa, a mother of two schoolchildren in Damascus who only gave her first name, expressed her disappointment over the revisions.

Inside Syria's ancient capital, a lone Jewish guardian watches over abandoned properties while Islamist rulers patrol the ...

“We are traveling to Damascus today to offer our support ... buying and selling alcohol and opened a chain of free religious schools. But Mr. al-Shara’s faction has eschewed the draconian ...