Syria

Almost 20 months into the Syrian crisis, a heady mixture of Arab, Turkish, and Kurdish nationalisms are adding another level of complexity to confusion. Consider the following emerging triangular strategic …

Things are changing in northeastern Syria’s Kurdish-majority Hassake province. Gradually, the swoops and curves of Arabic script on storefronts and street signs are being replaced with the Latin characters that …

Armed thugs attacking demonstrators protesting against the regime was a hallmark of the early months of the Syrian revolution. The thugs were at it again early this fall in the …

While there is a general consensus that the uprising gripping Syria since March 2011 is part of the broader regional movement for better governance and more freedoms, there has been …

The United Nations began registering Syrian refugees in South Lebanon on Wednesday for the first time since the beginning of the Syrian conflict last year. The UN High Commissioner for …

Economics Turkey has banned all Syrian aircraft from its air space as it takes an increasingly firm stance against President Bashar al-Assad, while Syrian rebels said on Sunday they had …

Politics Turkey scrambled fighters and briefly detained a Syrian passenger plane on Wednesday, suspecting it of carrying military equipment from Moscow, while Turkey's military chief warned of a more forceful …

"There are so many foreigners here — the whole world loves us,” said Um Ali, as she and her son shuffled through the endless sands of Zaatari Camp, the tent …

One of the most significant challenges foreign journalists have faced in covering the Syrian uprisings these past 18 months has been their lack of understanding regarding the country’s society. Unlike …

"I’m sheltering 20 women,” said Um Mohammad. A veiled woman in her 50s, she had sought me out at the refugee relief center I was visiting in Tripoli and asked …