When Bashar al-Assad ruled Syria, the farmers of al-Nashabiyah, once a hotbed of opposition to then president, struggled to water their crops because army officers diverted rivers and canals to their own farms. The farmers hoped for some reprieve after Assad’s 24 years of autocratic rule...

Amira, an ambitious young Syrian woman from the Damascus countryside, grew up in a simple agricultural environment and completed her secondary education. She was a housewife before taking her first steps in the world of specialized agriculture, specifically mushroom cultivation. Her journey...

In a country exhausted by war and poverty, citizens are emerging from the oppression of the Assad regime—and are using metal detectors. Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in December, residents of Damascus have noticed new faces roaming the streets at night, their owners carrying...

Druze residents near Syria’s capital are resisting a demand by the government to hand in their light weapons, saying authorities have yet to address fears of new attacks by militants after days of sectarian violence. Clashes last week pitted fighters against armed Druze residents of the...