The violence in the border area marks increased friction between Israel and Syria.
Chef Fadi and historian Kotoz learn about Silk Road merchants who brought exotic spices to Europe and the Arab world.
Toxic remnants of war adversely affect the health of not just those immediately exposed but also future generations.
Clashes along the Lebanon-Syria border drew armies, threaten Damascus and Beirut’s state-building projects.
Syria’s Alawites fear they may never be safe after hundreds were killed in sectarian-motivated violence.
After al-Assad’s fall, Alaa Yahya leads a humanitarian effort in Damascus to rebuild and reunite Syria.
These were the updates on Israel’s war on Gaza for Wednesday, March 19.
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Aleppo International Airport has reopened for the first time since the ouster of Bashar al-Assad.
The Israeli army said it had targeted military sites in southern Syria that posed a ‘threat to the State of Israel’.
The EU has pledged $2.7 billion in aid to Syria to help the country rebuild after the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
![European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas greet each other at the start of the 9th Brussels conference "Standing with Syria", hosted by the European Union, in Brussels, Belgium March 17, 2025. [Yves Herman/Reuters] (Reuters)](/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-03-17T140400Z_451210939_RC21FDA1E0BE_RTRMADP_3_SYRIA-SECURITY-EU-1742233920.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Western powers and regional neighbours attend conference in Brussels aimed at helping country rebuild after civil war.
Lebanese and Syrian armies say they have been communicating to ease the escalating border violence.
Syrian flags and revolutionary songs fill the streets on a day of celebrating hope and sacrifice.
“Remember, scholars were saying Syria was on the verge of becoming a failed state.”
