Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Businesses in parts of Syria formerly held by the Assad regime are struggling to sell their wares as a ...

On a clear morning — this time of year — the unmistakable hammering of a great spotted woodpecker is one of the first signs of spring. With its distinctive pied plumage and flash of red under the tail ...

Clashes between forces affiliated with Syria's new rulers and local gunmen from the minority Druze community killed one person and wounded nine near Damascus on Saturday, a monitor said.

A U.S. airstrike killed a senior al-Qaeda-affiliated leader in Northwest Syria last month, according to U.S. officials. The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Saturday that its forces targeted ...

Katy Deitz’s laurel oak was decades old, the trunk half the length of her body, when the hollowing effects of heart-rot decay rendered the tree unsafe to stand. Arborists felled the oak, and Deitz ...

Qatar is holding off providing Syria's new rulers with funds to increase public sector pay due to uncertainty over whether the transfers would breach US sanctions, four sources said, a setback to ...

YPG established control in northern Syria during civil war Turkey views YPG as indistinguishable from PKK YPG seeks decentralization, not independence, in Syria Feb 27 (Reuters) - Abdullah Ocalan ...

Missing in action, although we logged their appearances on Friday prior to the snowstorm, were the Red Bellied Woodpeckers, Downy Woodpeckers, Hairy Woodpeckers, and Dark-eyed, Slate-Colored Juncos.

Working groups met to discuss topics like a new constitution, transitional justice, and Syria’s economic model. As al-Sharaa attempts to shift his role from that of a victorious rebel commander ...

The Jordanian government decided on Wednesday to exempt Syrian trucks from entry and service fees amid an improvement in ties between the two neighbors. The state news agency Petra said the move ...

King Abdullah II of Jordan (L) welcomes the Syrian President Ahmed Shara (R) during his first official visit at the Marka Airport in Amman, Jordan on February 26, 2025. Jordan’s King Abdullah II ...

AMMAN, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Jordan's King Abdullah and Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa agreed on Wednesday to work together to secure their common border against arms and drug trafficking ...