The History That Syria’s New Leaders Will Need to Overcome
The Assad regime cultivated ethnic and religious divides that threaten Syria's future even after the dynasty's fall.
The Media Line4d
As Syria Faces an Uncertain Future, Its Jewish History Resurfaces
In fact, so stubbornly did the Israeli government resist embracing the truth that it took JJAC 10 years to convince it, in ...
Al Jazeera on MSN6d
Years of reporting on Syria, the road to Damascus and the fall of al-Assad
What returning to Syria in the midst of the euphoria and horror of uncovering the al-Assads’ mass graves felt like.
Syria and history
With the stunning change of leadership in Syria and the end of a 50-year reign of the Assad regime, the significance of religious history in Syria shouldn't be overlooked. Most Syrians are now Muslim, ...
La Croix5d
What is Syria's place in the sacred geography of Islam?
Among the sacred places mentioned in Islamic sources are Mecca, Sinai, and Jerusalem, but also Syria (the Shām) and ...
The Times of Israel1d
Times for Daring Diplomacy – Israel Should Open Dialogue with New Syria
After fifty-four years of Assad family dictatorship collapsed in a few days, a new Syria is going to be born. Every decent ...
Could Syria return as a tourism destination? What to consider after years of devastation under Assad
Exclusive: While Damascus airport is currently closed, daily flights connect the UK with Beirut, which is only 60 miles from ...
Arise9d
US Diplomats Arrive in Syria for First Visit Since Assad’s Ouster
US diplomats visit Syria for the first time since Assad's ouster, seeking information on missing journalist Austin Tice.
France 247d
'World has history of once-radical rebel leaders having to moderate to face realities of governance'
For the first time in a decade, US diplomats are in Damascus to hold official meetings with Syria's new de facto rulers led ...