DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria's new Islamist rulers kicked off a long-awaited national dialogue conference on Tuesday as a “rare historical opportunity” to rebuild the country after fall of former ...

Nearly three months after Assad fled, much of Syria is suspended between relief at the dictatorship’s demise and anxiety over what comes next.

Sharaa, center, arrives to speak at Syria's national dialogue conference at the Dama Rose hotel in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday Feb. 25, 2025.(AP Photo/) ...

BEIRUT (AP) — The death toll from two days of clashes between Syrian security forces and loyalists of ousted President Bashar Assad and revenge killings that followed has risen to more than ...

Building a new life in a new country after escaping the war in Syria is no easy feat. Jennifer Sieg sits down with Razan Alsous, founder of Yorkshire Dama Cheese, to see how she did it.

Participants in Syria's national dialogue conference gather at the Dama Rose hotel in Damascus, Syria, Monday Feb. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Albam) ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Hundreds of Syrian politicians and ... As attendees milled around on the marble-floored Dama Rose Hotel late Monday, some gossiping in small groups, others rushing across ...

Participants in Syria's national dialogue conference gather at the Dama Rose hotel in Damascus, Syria, Monday Feb. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Albam) Participants in Syria's national dialogue ...

Participants in Syria's national dialogue conference gather at the Dama Rose hotel in Damascus, Syria (Image credits: AP) ...