Syrians have welcomed in a new year that seems to many to mean a promise of a brighter future after the unexpected fall of Bashar Assad’s government weeks earlier.

Inside the desperate search for US citizens disappeared in Syria - SPECIAL REPORT: Bel Trew joins those searching Damascus ...

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With a Russian apologist preparing to return to the White House, Keir Giles plots out how he believes Putin will use the new American president, Ukraine’s defenselessness, and the chill of life ...

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Prime minister to remain under observation in fortified hospital room for several days * Former US president Jimmy Carter ...

In a wide-ranging interview, the political economist Helen Thompson discusses how the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria has ...

Others have brought a sense of relief and joy. That was evident at the Al-Hamidiyah market in the heart of the old city of Damascus. It was once inaccessible to many Syrians. NPR's Hadeel Al ...

A visit to the souk in the old city in the Syrian capital of Damascus tell us a lot about the state of the country's current economy.

Reporting from the capital Damascus, Al Jazeera’s Hashem Ahelbarra explained that the new administration said it is not targeting the Alawite community, from which al-Assad hailed. Instead ...

JOBAR, Syria (AP) — In this Damascus suburb, the handful of remaining Jews in Syria can again make pilgrimages to one of the world’s oldest synagogues where people from throughout the region ...

More than a billion people are set to tune in to watch the Times Square ball drop tonight. Newsweek's live blog is closed.