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.

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 ...

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 ...

A massacre was committed in the village of Arza in the western countryside of the city of Hama, and activists circulated on virtual networking sites the names of some of the people who were killed in ...

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 ...

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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 ...

He made the comment in a speech touting his foreign policy legacy. In a speech touting his foreign policy legacy, President Joe Biden on Monday said the U.S. was "pressing hard" to close a deal ...

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 ...

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 ...

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