To ensure wide participation, most of the working group roundtables and interviews took place virtually. A majority of the focus group discussions were held on the ground in locations across Syria, ...

Illustrative of an Israel flag and Syria flag, with soldiers and weapons. (credit: SHUTTERSTOCK) Al-Tamimi regarded the new Syrian ruler, Ahmed al-Sharaa, as “a leader who appeared seemingly out ...

(AP Photo/Hadi Mizban) Syrian Kurdish women, most of them wearing traditional clothing, gather to celebrate their Nowruz, Kurdish New Year, in Qamishli, northeastern Syria, Friday March 21, 2025. (AP ...

Women wearing colorful dresses with gold and silver jewelry and men dressed in traditional outfits with wide ... flag. In the village of Hemo, just outside the city of Qamishli in northeastern ...

By Euan Ward Reporting from Beirut, Lebanon. Syria’s new government has adopted a temporary constitution that concentrates much power in the hands of the interim president and retains Islamic ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, looks on during a joint press conference with Turkish President ...

Syria’s interim president on Thursday signed a temporary constitution that puts the country under Islamist rule for five years during a transitional phase. Sharaa said he hoped the ...

The Canadian government has announced plans to ease sanctions on Syria as the interim government in Damascus seeks international support. Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly on Wednesday said ...