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In Damascus, crispy pastry sweetens frugal Ramadan

Year after year Ramadan meals become more frugal in war-torn Syria as the economy worsens, but Damascus dwellers say a traditional wafer-thin crispy pancake called "naaem" is here to stay. During the Muslim fasting month, just before sundown Damascus residents flock to buy the...

Russian jets hit rebel bastions in northern Syria

Russian jets struck two rebel-held bastions in northwest Hama and Aleppo provinces, activists said Thursday. The aerial strikes have pounded  the outposts of the Turkish-backed  National Army in  the town of Al-Ziyara in Al-Ghab Plain west of Hama and the town...