A revisitation of Moroccan heritage in the work of Lalla Essaydi
A remarkable and enrapturing palace, it represents the beauty of Islamic art and architecture through a blend of traditional ...
The New York Times6d
Hopes for a New Syria Take Flight
A Syrian Air flight from Damascus landed in Aleppo on Wednesday, as the transitional government tries to demonstrate its ability to run the war-shattered country. By Raja Abdulrahim Reporting from ...
The Washington Post3d
How Syria’s rebels overcame years of a bloody stalemate to topple Assad
A portrait of ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad is taken off the wall of a regime prison in Damascus, Syria. (Lorenzo Tugnoli for The Washington Post) The Syrian regime’s collapse came more ...
The New York Times3d
For Syria’s Economy, the Way Forward Starts With Sanctions Relief
By Patricia Cohen Reporting from London Although the collapse of President Bashar al-Assad’s government in Syria was shockingly quick, rebuilding the devastated economy he left behind will be ...
The Hill3d
US officials travel to Syria in search of missing Americans, meet with rebel leaders
Top U.S. officials are in Syria making the first face-to-face contact with rebel groups that took over the country in a lightning offensive earlier this month, their mission aimed at searching for ...
Newsweek2d
Syria Civil War's New Frontlines Emerge Post-Assad
The sudden downfall of longtime Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at the hands of a rapid rebel offensive has brought a dramatic new turn to Syria's nearly 14-year civil war. While opponents of the ...
Fox News3d
US says it killed ISIS leader in Syria in 'targeted' airstrike
The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said its forces had conducted an airstrike that killed ISIS leader Abu Yusif in eastern Syria. One other ISIS operative was also killed in the strike that ...
CNN5d
The Assad regime has fallen. Why are foreign powers still targeting Syria?
Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and his years-long regime have fallen, but the country remains a battleground for an array of actors seeking to secure interests in what may emerge to be a dangerous ...
NPR4d
Who's been funding the HTS rebels now in control of Syria?
LONDON — The rebels who've taken control of most of Syria haven't published a budget or donor list. Their fundraising is opaque, and methods have changed wildly in the past decade. Speculation ...
CNN5d
US concedes it has double the number of troops in Syria as Biden sends officials to Damascus
The Pentagon announced the US currently has “approximately 2,000” troops in Syria, more than double the previously disclosed number of 900, a Defense Department spokesperson said at a press br ...
Reuters2d
Turkey says it believes Kurdish fighters will be forced out of all Syrian territory
ANKARA, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Turkey believes Syria's new rulers, including the Syrian National Army (SNA) armed group which Ankara backs, will drive Kurdish YPG fighters from all territory they ...