The Hama that Mohammed Hisham Barazanko paints does not exist any more. Some features in his pictures are recognisable: there are alleyways covered by pointed arches like the ones near his studio.

Hama (Syria) (AFP) – Hayan Hadid was 18 when soldiers arrested him in his pyjamas and took him for execution in Syria's Hama in 1982, during one of the darkest chapters of the Assad clan's rule ...

Hayan Hadid was 18 when soldiers arrested him in his pyjamas and took him for execution in Syria's Hama in 1982, during one of the darkest chapters of the Assad clan's rule. "I've never really talked ...

A cease-fire in the war in Gaza went into effect on Sunday morning after an almost three-hour delay. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced that the cease-fire would commence ...

Israel's cabinet voted to approve a phased ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas, hours after the agreement was OK'd by the country's security cabinet on Friday. The first phase of the ...

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The long-awaited ceasefire and hostage release deal between Hamas and Israel that had been set to go into effect on Sunday morning in the Middle East was delayed, with Israel's military accusing ...

Saudi Arabia affirmed its categorical rejection of remarks by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about displacing Palestinians from their land, the foreign ministry said in a statement on ...

Released British-Israeli hostage Emily Damari along with Romi Gonen and Doron Steinbrecher arrive at Sheba Medical Centre in Ramat Gan, Israel, after being held in Gaza since the deadly October 7 2023 ...

A missing person alert has been issued for 78-year-old Florida woman with memory loss. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said that Lucilia Leccima was last seen at her home on Aloha Drive around 1 a ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Hundreds marched in Jerusalem on Tuesday against an expected agreement between Israel and Hamas for a ...