In March 2008, I took a Syrian Air B747SP-94 YK-AHB "Arab Solidarity" flight from Dubai to Aleppo, which experienced a 12-hour delay in Dubai Airport due to a broken part requiring repairs. A ...

Nowruz, the Farsi-language word for “new year,” is an ancient Persian festival that is also celebrated by Kurds in Syria, Turkey and Iraq as well as Iran.

When Western countries engage in conflict with other parts of the world, they often indulge in a kind of strategic orientalism. They attribute to the enemy extraordinary degrees of perseverance, ...

Prince William has been accused of being "insulting" by Queen Elizabeth II's former chaplain following claims about the heir's "quiet faith" and dedication to the Church of England. Gavin Ashenden, ...

Israeli authorities reportedly block Gaza aid, an England bishop takes charge of three dioceses, Syria gets an apostolic nuncio, and more in this week’s roundup of world news in the Church.

Crowds of Syrians have rallied to protest authorities’ efforts to limit the sale and consumption of alcohol in Damascus.

To mark International Women’s Day, Syrian and Syrian American women thank all those who have aided this journey.

It is hard to know if the presence of copies in English of Charles Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species” at the Damascus International Book Fair this month was an oversight by the country’s new ...

Islamist work, memoirs of ex-al Qaeda figure among books on display Organiser says all books allowed, but cites some exceptions Kurdish books were hidden, read in secret under Assad DAMASCUS, Feb 12 ...

Madeleine Sophie Dunne Ricklis, member of a Pioneer South Texas family, died at home on February 3, 2026. She was seventy-eight years old. The fifth generation to be born in Corpus Christi, Texas, her ...

Gordon Ramsay’s cookware brand HexClad is offering a major discount on one of its most premium kitchen products: the Damascus Steel Knife Set. This deal gives home cooks a chance to score professional ...

Gorillaz embark on yet another globetrotting adventure on “Damascus,” the animated outfit’s new single with Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) and celebrated Syrian singer Omar Souleyman. “Damascus” gets ...