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How Syrian refugee chef met Britain’s King Charles III

LONDON – Pots clanged and oil sizzled inside the London kitchen of Syrian chef Imad Alarnab, as the former refugee who fled his country’s...

3 rockets damage Syria’s mosque

DAMASCUS – Three rockets hit the Mazzeh area of the Syrian capital Damascus during the weekend, local authorities said, adding one damaged a mosque...

Sectarian violence

A boy checks a destroyed car following sectarian clashes in Ashrafiyat Sahnaya near Damascus on Thursday. Syrian Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri condemned...

German minister promises to support new Syria

DAMASCUS – Germany’s Development Minister Svenja Schulze promised to support Syria’s “peaceful and stable development” as she visited Damascus on Wednesday to meet with...

New year hope and joy reign in a Damascus freed from Assad

Damascus, Syria—Umayyad Square in Damascus hummed to the throngs of people brandishing "revolution" flags as Syria saw in the new year with hope following 13...

Casualties from explosion

Trucks are parked near the site of an explosion at a weapons depot the previous day at the Industrial area of Adra, some 30...

Preserving evidence

This aerial picture shows Monday the villa of Maher al-Assad, the brother of the toppled Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, in the town of Yafour...

Syria’s Islamist leader Jolani says rebel factions will be ‘disbanded’

DAMASCUS—Syria’s rebel factions will be “disbanded,” the head of the group that led the ouster of Bashar al-Assad has pledged, as the former president...

Syria’s rebel victors expose ousted government’s drug trade

Damascus, Syria—The dramatic collapse of Bashar al-Assad's Syrian regime has thrown light into the dark corners of his rule, including the industrial-scale export of the...

Syria’s new government thanks countries that reopened missions

Damascus, Syria—Syria's new government thanked eight countries on Thursday for swiftly reopening their diplomatic missions after a lightning rebel offensive ousted president Bashar al-Assad at the...

Pope calls for ‘mutual respect’ between religions in Syria

Vatican City, Holy See—Pope Francis called Wednesday for "mutual respect" between religions in Syria, three days after the country's longtime president Bashar al-Assad was toppled by...

US sanctions Syrian leader Assad’s father-in-law

The US unveiled sanctions Monday against Bashar al-Assad's father-in-law, a day after the former Syrian president reportedly fled to Russia as rebels took over...

Filipinos in Syria warned to avoid high-risk areas

Filipinos in Syria are being urged to exercise caution and avoid areas with potential risks of harm amid escalating violence, following reports of Syrian...

Russia says Syria’s Assad fled to Moscow

Syria's ousted president Bashar al-Assad and his family are in Moscow, a Kremlin source told Russian news agencies, hours after he fled the country...
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