In Syria, the fighting is over, but a resource-rich region is left in limbo
Zour, which remains divided between Syria's new government and a Kurdish-backed militia, is a hostage to competing ambitions.
Two years after quake disaster, Turkey's painful recovery continues
Two years after the deadliest and most destructive earthquake in modern Turkish history, hundreds of thousands of people remain displaced, with many still living in temporary housing, as rebuilding ...
Islamic State members held for years in a Syria prison say they know nothing of the world
A prison in Syria holds about 4,500 members of the Islamic State group who have been there for years without trial ...
Armenian Weekly1d
A parallel analysis: Syria’s current crisis and regional protests of the 1950s
The Middle East underwent immense changes in the 1950s due to political instability and ideological shifts. This period, ...
The Catholic Spirit1dOpinion
Slowing down the convert-to-evangelist pipeline
These days, it seems like there is a high-profile conversion nearly every day. And praise the Lord for that. Celebrities have ...
NationofChange1d
‘The lion has fallen!’
In Arabic, Assad means “lion,” although that wasn’t his real name. Hafez, Bashar’s father, had adopted it to look strong. Hasan was born in the northeastern Syrian city of Manbij, 18 years before the ...
Turkish firms pursue ambitious plans in rebuilding of Syria's economy
Syrian transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa was discussing economic ties on a visit to Turkey on Tuesday, as Turkish ...
PBS2d
Trump’s aid freeze leads to uncertainty in Syrian detention camp holding families linked to Islamic State
The Trump administration’s unprecedented freeze on foreign aid has caused chaos and uncertainty in a camp holding thousands ...
Trump’s aid freeze shocks a Syria camp holding families linked to the Islamic State group
The Trump administration’s unprecedented freeze on foreign aid has caused chaos and uncertainty in a camp holding thousands ...
CounterPunch3d
A New Future for Syrian Refugees?
Six years ago, at the time of the first Trump administration’s Muslim ban and its initial round of vicious anti-immigrant policies, I visited a refugee ...
US-backed commander says his Kurdish-led group wants a secular and civil state in post-Assad Syria
The commander of the main U.S.-backed force in Syria says that the recent ouster of the Assad family from power should be ...
Ancient alphabetic writing unearthed by UC Santa Cruz professor remains a mystery
While still a graduate student at Johns Hopkins University, UC Santa Cruz professor Elaine Sullivan unearthed ancient ...