Damascus is hosting its first international book fair since Bashar Assad fell, and publishers say censorship has almost ...

A large industrial bearing serves as the unlikely starting point for this Damascus steel katana build. The project follows ...

In the winding alleys of Souq Al-Qabaqbiya in Old Damascus, where the rhythmic tapping of artisans' hammers harmonizes with ...

America’s Kurdish allies oversaw two dozen sites holding thousands of members of the terrorist group and their families.

Head of Syria’s General Authority of Civil Aviation and Air Transport Omar Hosari met Canadian Ambassador Gregory Galligan in ...

In the post-Assad era, more Jews are visiting a country that some fled decades ago. One hotel restaurant offers a corner ...

(Refiles to add opening quotation mark in paragraph 22) By Feras Dalatey, Suleiman Al-Khalidi, Orhan Qereman and Jonathan ...

Syria’s higher education ministry has begun steps to merge a university previously run by the Kurdish-led administration in northeast Syria (Rojava) into a state institution, Syrian state media ...

Ahmad al-Sharaa says authorities prioritized controlling weapons, unifying factions and preserving Syria’s territorial unity - Anadolu Ajansı ...

DAMASCUS, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Owning a copy of Sayyid Qutb's "Milestones" could land you in jail or worse in Syria when the Assads ruled. But at a Damascus book fair this month, the title by the ...

Hani Al Sawah, a rap artist known as Al Darwish, has returned to Syria after 13 years to perform his political songs for the first time without the Assad dynasty in power.

Asharq Al Awsat The Literature, Publishing and Translation Commission concluded the Kingdom’s Guest of Honor participation at the Damascus International Book Fair 2026, held in the Syrian capital from ...