The tourism ministry's decision marks the first time the Damascus authorities have issued guidelines related to what women ...

The decree marks the first time the interim government has issued guidelines related to what women can wear since Bashar ...

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The decree added it was preferable to wear loose clothing that covers the shoulders and knees and to avoid transparent or ...

The Al-Kharrat family in Syria has kept the tradition of Sema, or the dance of the whirling dervishes, alive for decades.

Syria's Islamist-led interim government has decreed that women must wear burkinis - a swimsuit that covers the body except ...

Signs that Syria is taking a more Islamist direction raise warning signs for liberal and more secular Syrians and for Western ...

The intricate scheme, spanning four continents, appears to justify concerns that the military arsenal of Bashar al-Assad, the ...

Syria issued a conservative new dress code Tuesday requiring women to wear burkinis or full-body swimwear on all public beaches, the latest cultural shift since Islamist-led rebels toppled dictator ...

It was a very Trump gloss about Sharaa's old links to al-Qaeda. His Islamist group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), was al-Qaeda's affiliate in Syria until he severed ties in 2016. HTS is still designated ...

Syrian singer Ishtar halted concerts when Islamist-led forces seized power nearly six months ago. She's now back on stage, ...