SYRIA WAS once a thriving hub of diverse merchant cities. During the Islamic Golden Age (from the eighth to the 13th centuries) the region that is modern-day Syria made notable contributions to ...

The stunning fall of dictator Bashar al-Assad in Syria thrusts several rebel groups ... Distinct ethnic and religious groups have called for self-determination for more than a century since ...

religions and tribes that has led to so much conflict in Syria’s recent history. Here’s a look at that history, with maps as a guide. Situated between some of history’s great empires ...

This more detailed road map for Syria's future followed a day after al-Sharaa's first speech at the "Conference for Announcing the Victory of the Syrian Revolution." After he was officially ...

SAYEDA ZEINAB, Syria—Ali Rashid, a pilgrim from Iraq, carefully spread a red religious banner over the gilded mausoleum in the shrine of Sayeda Zeinab, a holy place in Shiite Islam that once ...