At a small community centre in the heart of the Egyptian port city of Alexandria, Syrian theatre director Bassem watches on proudly as a group of young refugees and locals act out emotional scenes of ...

Musalsalat, Syrian dramatic miniseries, have long been a medium for bold socio-political commentary in the Middle East. This ...

The mass arrival of Syrian refugees and other migrants in Germany in 2015-2016 has helped fuel support for the AfD, which is forecast to emerge as one of the biggest parties in Germany's election.

NBC’s Richard Engel revealed harrowing details of his five days as a captive of a Syrian armed group, telling of endless threats and mock executions by the kidnappers. The Jewish newsman spoke out ...

Syria’s Minister of Information Hamza al-Mustafa discussed Tuesday with Saudi ambassador to Damascus, Faisal bin Saud ...

The grim situation in Syria stemming from its long civil war has vexed international policy and military experts for years, further destabilized the region and caused a flood of war refugees the likes ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. There are certain events in the foreign policy realm that simply take the breath away. The scenes from Damascus, Syria on the 8th of December, ...

For more than a decade, Syria’s television industry operated under the weight of crippling sanctions, political isolation and dwindling resources. What was once a regional powerhouse of drama – ...

There are plenty of TV and film production centres in the Middle East, notably Cairo and today’s Dubai. Both have invested millions of dollars to ensure that their facilities are ‘state of the art’ ...

A version of this story appeared in the daily Threat Status newsletter from The Washington Times. Click here to receive Threat Status delivered directly to your inbox each weekday. DAMASCUS — A ...