He fled Syria’s war as a teenager. He went back to help launch a tech industry
Abdulwahab Omira, 28, stands in front of his destroyed family home in Damascus, Syria. Omira and his family fled Syria’s civil war in 2012 when…
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Syria imposes curfew after its worst clashes since the Assad regime ouster
Syrian security reinforcements deploy in Latakia, Syria, on Friday. Omar Albam/AP hide caption toggle caption Omar Albam/AP DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria’s new government sent in…
Meet the Syrians behind the music that inspired a revolution
A flag with a photo of Abdel Basset al-Sarout is seen in Homs, Syria, on Jan. 31. Yahya Nemah for NPR hide caption toggle caption…
Kurdish militant group PKK declares ceasefire after decades of conflict with Turkey
A woman waves a flag bearing a picture of the founder of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) Abdullah Ocalan, as people gather in the Kurdish-majority…
Syrian Jews return to Damascus for the first time in decades, hoping to build bridges
Rabbi Yusuf Hamra steps into the more than 500-year-old Faranj synagogue in Damascus for the first time in more than three decades. He left Syria,…