From TV themes to viral ad jingles and chart-topping releases, we trace how music transformed Ramadan into a cultural ...

The Syrian regime’s brutal response to protests with bullets set this grim reality in motion: from the very beginning of the Syrian uprising (March 2011) mourning halls and visitation rooms were ...

In a significant escalation in cross-border rhetoric, the Unified Tribal Council of Iraq and Basra convened a protest late Tuesday demanding the Iraqi government in Baghdad mobilise volunteer fighters ...

The official submission from Speech Squad team for the MTC-AIC 2 competition of 2024 where an ASR model is developed tailored for the Egyptian dialect, utilizing the FastConformer architecture. Our ...

Syrian troops exchanged fire with Lebanese soldiers and armed groups in northeast Lebanon overnight and into Monday in a new round of clashes along the border. There have been frictions along the ...

A mother and her daughter hunch down by the windows of their attic as armed men gather outside the gate. They try not to make a sound. But in the video that they furtively recorded of this fraught ...

The Syrian government is also trying to deal with the fallout of clashes in Latakia in which numerous civilians were killed by extremists. Syrian interim-President Ahmad al-Sharaa in front of the ...

The EU is hoping to rally further support for Syria’s fragile transition, days after sectarian violence erupted in the country’s coastal regions. Syria's foreign minister Asaad al-Shibani will ...

Syrian troops maneuver in the village of Hawsh al-Sayyid Ali, located 2 km (1.24 miles) from the Lebanon border, Syria, Monday, March 17, 2025. Lebanon's president ordered troops to retaliate for ...

Syrian human rights activist Ribal al-Assad tore into Europe for lifting sanctions against the nation’s new "terrorist" regime, which he warned is no better than his first cousin, ousted leader ...

As part of an effort to deepen its influence in southern Syria, Israel has been seeking stronger ties with the Druse religious minority that holds sway there. By Aaron Boxerman Reporting from ...