On a recent trip from Germany, where he lives, to his hometown of Aleppo, Alhakam Shaar made a decision. He would not stay at a hotel or with friends. Instead, he would stay at what used to be his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Security forces affiliated with the Ministry of the Interior stand guard in the Ashrafieh neighbourhood, which they have taken ...

Syria's army told civilians to stay away from Kurdish military positions east of second city Aleppo on Wednesday, after it moved reinforcements to the area following deadly clashes last week. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A month after violent clashes rocked a Kurdish-majority neighborhood in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo, life has largely returned ...

Syria's war has badly damaged many parts of Aleppo, an ancient city. But some places are still intact, and above the doorways you can still find... Aleppo's storied old city, which dates to the 12th ...

For four years, it was caught between opposition factions in the east and government forces in the west. For centuries, Aleppo was Syria's economic and cultural powerhouse, attracting tourists from ...

War crimes were committed by all Syrian sides during the battle for Aleppo, which included chemical weapons attacks, civilian executions and forced displacements following the rebel defeat, a UN probe ...

This trope is frequently turned to by those who would have the world believe that war in the Middle East is somehow innate and inevitable. But a look at the history of the region reveals that it’s ...

BEIRUT-Hundreds of rebel fighters and civilians, including small children swaddled in thick blankets, were bused out of war-ravaged Aleppo in heavy snow on Wednesday as the evacuation of former rebel ...

ALEPPO, Syria (AP) — Ramadan in the Arab world is a month of fasting and prayer by day — and television by night. For decades, families have gathered after the iftar, the evening meal that breaks the ...