The anti-corruption radio DJ who defied Assad
With pills to calm his heart and CCTV monitoring his stairs, one man set out to hold politicians, police and even regime ...
Once off-limits to Syrians, Assad's former summer residence now attracts tourists
The summer home of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad was once off-limits to ordinary Syrians. Now people are lining up to visit ...
The New Yorker20h
The Face of the Syrian Revolution
Jon Lee Anderson reports from Damascus. Plus: the insidiousness of the entrepreneurial economy; fear and hope on the subway; ...
The Times of Israel3h
Syria urges IDF withdrawal from buffer zone in talks with UN observers
New Damascus leadership says it's ready to cooperate with UN force, deploy troops to Golan to adhere to 1974 agreement that ...
Al-Monitor1d
Books banned under Assad now on sale at Damascus shops
Books recounting torture in Syrian prisons or texts on radical Islamic theology now sit openly in Damascus bookstores, no ...
Long War Journal21h
Iranian-backed militias in Iraq face an uncertain future
Pro-Iranian militias in Iraq, collectively part of the Hashd al Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Units), face increasing calls to ...
In Syria's Golan Heights buffer zone, residents fear Israel is making a land grab
After the ouster of Syria's longtime leader Bashar al-Assad last month, Israel's military has taken up a new post in the ...
Al-Monitor on MSN1d
Syrian refugees in Jordan camp say they have nothing to go home to
They have lived for years in Zaatari, the world's biggest refugee camp for Syrians, but many are unsure they want to return ...