In one of the most stunning military turnarounds imaginable, the five-decade reign of the Assad family in Syria came to an end on Sunday morning as rebels overtook the capital city of Damascus. A ...

Following more than five decades of repression under the Assad regime, these artists are seizing the moment of cultural revival. “I’ve never known what it’s like to paint in peace; I’ve spent half of ...

Tarek Butayhi's 2011 mixed media on canvas work, Untitled. Butayhi's work was displayed in the Artists From Syria Today exhibition at the Espace Kettaneh Kunigk gallery in Beirut. In Syria, anyone who ...

CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR, CHIEF INTERNATIONAL ANCHOR: And next to another creator taking inspiration from their home country, this time Syria. Architect Mohamad Hafez creates replicas of Damascus, ...

SYDNEY, 27 September (BelTA - SANA) - Zenobia Women's Association, in partnership with the Queen Victoria Women's Centre, presented the Amal ( hope) Art Exhibition with participation of seven Syrian ...

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