He is largely unknown within Syria, despite the popularity of his songs. Before the revolution began, Masri sold car parts and owned a cake factory. When anti-regime protests began in 2011, he threw ...

In Syria, many Kurds celebrated Nowruz in secret under Assad. With him gone, Kurdish people are throwing their biggest spring equinox party in decades. But some still fear for their safety.

When Bashar al-Assad fled Syria in December, it opened a new and uncertain chapter for the country,  and also for the millions of Syrians who have left over the past two decades. Today, we revisit the ...