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In a Damascus suburb, remaining Jews can again visit one of the world’s oldest synagogues where people throughout the region once came to pr...

National flags were lowered across Azerbaijan, traffic across the country stopped at noon, and signals were sounded from ships and trains as...

As Syrians seek to recover from decades of a brutal dictatorship, they want to learn what happened to missing loved ones. For many, the firs...

The city of Berlin pays half the cost if you repair electronics and don't throw them away. That sounds better than it worked out in practice...

First Hamas, then Hezbollah, now Syria. As key components of Iran’s anti-Israel/anti-U.S. “Axis of Resistance” are sidelined or incapacitate...

Recent dramatizations about the British Post Office scandal are making it seem that entertainment is a better way to relay news than reporte...

Progress roundup: Electric gondolas bring commuters closer to the center of Mexico City, Scotland’s abandoned homes get makeovers, and more.

The end of the Assad dictatorship opens the way, perhaps, to a more peaceful and stable Middle East. Will regional leaders take that opportu...

Over a century ago, a Ukrainian choirmaster wrote what became known as the “Carol of the Bells.” Our writer sought out its birthplace in Pok...

For years Turkey and Qatar backed what had been written off as the losing side in Syria’s civil war. With the Assad regime’s fall, they are...

The detention of Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal in Algeria shows how the shadows of colonialism continue to haunt the world of French...

Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov was killed by Ukraine’s Security Service, or SBU, on Dec. 17. The SBU had opened an investigation linking him to the...

The Oct. 8 fire at a market in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, highlights the fragility of life for those toiling on the margins of a collapsing...

As the barriers to movement into and inside Syria have come down, Syrians are racing to reunite with loved ones and visit their former homes...

As the Pacific heats up, South Korea is heading into what may be a divisive and drawn-out impeachment battle, casting uncertainty over its r...

What better way to tell a true holiday story than with singing – and knitting? In Sweden, an island choir comes together to celebrate commun...

People with disabilities who live in this flood-prone area of South Sudan have a champion in Daniel Anyang. He delivers support and inclusio...

Over the past four years, Canada has made its border increasingly secure. But enforcement is difficult on the world’s longest land border, a...

What makes a museum? In long-marginalized neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro, it’s up to the community.

The move by ECOWAS comes after a nearly yearlong process of mediation to avert the unprecedented disintegration of the grouping.

The Constitutional Court now has up to 180 days to determine whether to dismiss Yoon Suk Yeol as president or restore his powers.

The Constitutional Court now has up to 180 days to determine whether to dismiss Yoon Suk Yeol as president or restore his powers.

The magnitude of the emotions sweeping Damascus cannot be overstated, as our correspondents are witnessing. Unbridled joy is replacing years...

Invoking its security, Israel moved quickly to seize border positions and smash Syrian military equipment after the fall of the Assad regime...