Behind his desk in a bright marble-floored shop in the heart of the Syrian capital, Saeed has a stack of envelopes he used to ...

Presidents in Lebanon are brought to power by near political consensus, but more than six contenders were still in play.

Assad, small business owners express hope as the new government promises a free-market policy. Entrepreneurs like Saeed anticipate a decline in corrupt practices and a better economic landscape, while ...

At first glance, Vogue Pakistan’s Instagram account looks legitimate. It has 1 million followers and its feed is crammed with celebrities, models, high fashion, and luxury brands. Its bio says it’s ...

The southern Syrian town was the cradle of the revolution in 2011, before being hit by the regime's repression. Some ...

As Lebanese authorities proceed with the deportation of Egyptian activist Abdel Rahman al-Qaradawi, the son of the late ...

A Syrian former equestrian champion has told how he was jailed and tortured for 21 years after he beat Bashar al Assad's older brother in a competition. Adnan Kassar, once a celebrated figure in ...

Assad then took over his father’s place. Adnan said that during his seven years in Malaysia thus far, he had time to reflect on everything that happened, and now wants to study psychology so ...

Syria's ousted dictator Bashar Assad and his family were members of the secretive religious minority, and used the ...

Syria's ousted dictator Bashar Assad and his family were members of ... and champion of a new Alawite identity," Alawite author Adnan Younes wrote in a 2021 text for New Lines Magazine.