The governor of Damascus faced major backlash in the Arab world for his comments about making peace with Israel. But what do Israelis and Syrians want?

Villagers in Syria's Golan Heights have told NPR that Israeli troops have raided their homes and confiscated weapons. Israel says its military operation in the area is to ensure border security.

In Damascus beauty parlors, Syrian women hope looking good will help them feel better about a future they fear. (Story aired on ATC on Dec. 31, 2024.) ...

Syria's new leader is saying that he will dissolve the many rebel factions there and absorb them into the new ministry of defense. That new leader is Ahmed al-Sharaa. And if he can achieve unity, ...

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Stephen Rapp, a former U.S. ambassador-at-large for war crimes issues, on his trip to Syria to help preserve evidence from mass graves.

FADEL: So, I mean, you're describing mass executions. Where do all these bodies go? SHERLOCK: I think the answer for that, Leila, is mass graves. They are being discovered across Damascus, across ...

Syrians are celebrating the overthrow of longtime President Bashar al-Assad who fled Damascus, and has been given asylum in Russia.

Scott Detrow is a White House correspondent for NPR and co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast. This news story is funded in large part by Connecticut Public’s Members — listeners, viewers, and readers ...

MICHELE KELEMEN, BYLINE: Good morning, Leila. FADEL: So we've heard many ... And Iran lost its client state in Syria with the fall of Bashar al-Assad. So many say that Hamas is now being more flexible ...

So why did his feared military disintegrate when rebel fighters swept across Syria to take the capital? Leila Fadel reports from Syria, and we should warn you - this is a story about Syria's civil ...