Like many Syrians, I'd only ever known the country under the rule of Assad and his father Hafez, who had been in power from ...

As cardinals meet to elect a new pontiff, Euronews spoke to senior Catholic figures from the region as they reflected on the ...

Umayyad Square in Damascus became a hub of celebrations ... are fears in some quarters that the new authorities have a Salafi background (a strict, orthodox Sunni Muslim sect).

Bubba Copeland was the heart and soul of his community—mayor, businessman. When a website exposed his deepest secrets, his life wasn’t the only thing that was destroyed ...

So, let us revisit six such photographs, starting in 1945 1945 – Kissing the war goodbye: An American sailor kisses a nurse in Times Square, New York ... Sudanese child and a vulture waiting in the ...

A new statue is turning heads in Times Square. The 12-foot tall bronze sculpture was unveiled last week. In the bustling ...

DAMASCUS - A violent armed raid on a Damascus nightclub last week has fuelled fears of a threat to nightlife in the Syrian capital, despite condemnation by the Islamist-led authorities. The new ...

Syria's new authorities have sought to reassure the population that their jihadist origins are confined to the past — Omar HAJ KADOUR A deadly shooting Monday at a Damascus club, days after another ...