Hadeel al-Shalchi is an editor with Weekend Edition. Prior to joining NPR, Al-Shalchi was a Middle East correspondent for the Associated Press and covered the Arab Spring from Tunisia, Bahrain, Egypt, ...

Assad's ouster, there are questions about the fate of the Syrian Democratic Forces, the U.S.-backed Kurdish coalition that ...

A 43-year-old man who's a registered sex offender is back in custody after cutting off his electronic ankle monitor and ...

The intertwined misrule of Syria by its Shia Alawite minority led by the Assad dynasty and the secular Baath Party is over.

Former Syrian rebels who now serve as part of the new Syrian government's armed forces posed for photo portraits with their ...

After fifty-four years of Assad family dictatorship collapsed in a few days, a new Syria is going to be born. Every decent ...

Amon-Ra St. Brown is a big name in NFL who plays as a wide receiver for the Detroit Lions. While Brown’s success in the field ...

Muslim armies, advancing north from the Arabian Peninsula, were able to easily enter Damascus from its east gate, which was ...

The wealthy Arab states were anxious before the first election of Donald Trump in the year 2017 about the reduced US role in ...

On Tuesday, al-Shaara’s fledgling government announced a landmark agreement: anti-Assad rebel forces will disband, their ...

Although members of the Christian community said they are happy to see the Assad regime go, many are wary of their new ...

From touring Assad's homes to the Abandon Harris campaign, here is a selection of stories and videos that MEE staff felt mattered ...