In 1982 an uprising in the city of Hama by the Muslim Brotherhood, a Sunni Islamist group originating in Egypt, challenged ...

The Assad regime cultivated ethnic and religious divides that threaten Syria's future even after the dynasty's fall.

With the future of the city in the balance, a cultural historian looks past the corruption, violence and trauma of recent ...

Al-Julani speaks from Damascus’s historic Umayyad Mosque, tells Syrians that building a new country will be hard work.

DAMASCUS, Syria — The newly appointed governor of Damascus has called on the United States to use its influence to push for cordial relations with Israel. In a wide-ranging interview with NPR ...