During Syria’s civil war, protecting the revered Sayyida Zeinab shrine was a rallying cry for some Shiite fighters and groups from beyond the country’s borders backing then-President Bashar Assad ...

to raise our new Syrian flag in this international edifice for the first time, after we have turned a painful page in our history.” Minister al-Shaibani tweeted. Minister al-Shaibani added ...

Others honked their car horns or waved the new Syrian flag in celebration. People whistled and cheered as fireworks lit the night sky. A statement from Syria’s Foreign Ministry called the ...