During Syria’s civil war, protecting the revered Sayyida Zeinab shrine was a rallying cry for some Shiite fighters and groups ...

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A journalist returns to Damascus and Aleppo to find a people cautiously rebuilding life amid ruins and uncertainties.

Amid escalating tensions and evolving diplomatic overtures, the relationship between Israel and Syria has entered yet another ...