Syria

By Lara Setrakian This is a time of immense hope for Syrians. Many are celebrating and will continue to rejoice at the fall of Bashar Assad. They are entitled to[...]

In recent days, dramatic events have been unfolding in Syria. The unexpected collapse of over five decades of al-Assad family rule in Syria within a single day — similar to[...]

WATERTOWN/ALEPPO — The incredibly swift end in December to the slow-churning, devastating, decade-long Syrian Civil War caught both Syrians and the rest of the world by surprise. Ahmed al-Sharaa (nom[...]

ALEPPO (Combined Sources) — The Islamist rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which on November 27 launched a a lightning offensive alongside allied groups, in less than two weeks reached[...]

ALEPPO, Syria (Combined Sources) — In the past week rebels have taken control of the majority of Aleppo, and in the ensuing unrest, the body count is rising, including an[...]

Author Ghillie Başan writes: “The food of Lebanon, Syria and Jordan takes me on a journey as every dish has a connection to stories and passion, old traditions and new.[...]

ALEPPO, Syria (Combined Sources) — In the past week rebels have taken control of the majority of Aleppo, and in the ensuing unrest, the body count is rising, including an[...]

ALTADENA, Calif. — An informative lecture on the immigration history of the Damascus Armenians and the Armenian refugee camps there was organized by Tekeyan Cultural Association (TCA) Metro Los Angeles[...]

By Sabrina Souza and Zoe Sottile NEW YORK (CNN)—  More than 400 Yazidi-Americans represented by renowned human rights attorney Amal Clooney filed a lawsuit in New York on Thursday, December[...]

(Portions of the following story were originally published in the Los Angeles Times by food writer Charles Perry on April 18, 2007) The other day, a co-worker brought in some mysterious cookies from an[...]