For Henry Hamra, who fled Damascus as a teenager with his family in the 1990s, the 30 years since have been shadowed by worry for what they left behind. “I was just on the lookout the whole time.

DAMASCUS – Gunmen ambushed a Syrian police patrol in a coastal town Thursday, leaving at least 13 security members dead and many others wounded, a monitoring group and a local official said.

By Alissa J. Rubin Reporting from the Faysh Khabur border crossing between Iraq and Syria In the Syrian capital, Damascus, the country’s new leader has hosted a national unity conference and ...

The 2025 Big Ten women's basketball tournament bracket is set, with Michigan as the 5-seed and Michigan State as the 6-seed. USC is the 1-seed and UCLA is the 2, both in their first year in the ...

Damascenes are experiencing the first Holy Month of Ramadan without the al-Assad family in more than five decades. Bashar al-Assad, who took over from his father Hafez, was the last of the family ...

Since Islamist-led rebels in December overthrew longtime repressive ruler Bashar al-Assad, clashes and shootings have occurred in several areas, with security officials accusing armed supporters ...

DALLAS — Ten people were taken to the hospital after the NCA All-Star National Championship was evacuated from Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Downtown Dallas, officials confirmed. A ...

The Indiana basketball team picked up a 78-62 win on the road against Washington on Saturday night. IU improved to 18-11 overall and 9-9 in the Big Ten. Malik Reneau came off the bench and led the ...

In Syria, the First Sharia Judge in Damascus has also declared Saturday as the first day of the holy month of Ramadan, according to the state news agency SANA. The Iraqi Sunni Endowment ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — In a game that had a March feel, UCLA pushed through many of the shortcomings that might seem to consign this team to a short postseason. Spotty guard play led to a ...

Amira El-Fekki is a Newsweek reporter based in Dubai. Her focus is reporting on politics and society in the Middle East. She has in depth knowledge of Arab communities and has covered human rights ...

The airstrikes targeted a town just south of Damascus and the province of Daraa, security sources told the Jerusalem Post. Israeli army armored vehicles block a road leading to the town of ...