Mahmoud Hallak nodded slowly as he was asked about unrest over the last year in places like Baltimore and Ferguson, Missouri, “I know what they are feeling,” he said. “They want justice. I can ...

BEIRUT — Henry Hamra vividly recalls the day he was allowed to leave Syria. His uncle, the Jewish community’s rabbi, was called in for a meeting with Syria’s president at the time, Hafez al-Assad. “He ...

Damascus International Book Fair this year offers more than books, it tells the story of Syria’s enduring intellectual legacy. From ...

Syria’s Lurking Terror: A History of Sarin Gas 6 minute read In this Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012 photo, a man collects his belongings after his home was damaged due to heavy fighting between Free Syrian Army ...

BEIRUT — An eruption of violence in Syria this week entangled government forces, Bedouin tribes, the Druze religious minority and neighboring Israel, and highlighted just how combustible the country ...

Syria’s minister of social affairs and labor on Wednesday approved the registration of a Jewish organization for the first time in the country’s history. Hind Kabawat, the first woman appointed to ...

GENEVA/NEW YORK/AMMAN, 13 December 2013- The decline in education for Syrian children has been the sharpest and most rapid in the history of the region, according to a new paper published today.