Wednesday, 10 December, 2025 , 01:02 AFP — Like a ghost in the night, Bilal Shorba, the artist they call the "Syrian Banksy", slipped through the rubble of Daraya to paint his murals, praying that Bashar al-Assad's gunners wouldn't spot him.

Tuesday, 9 December, 2025 , 23:01 AFP — A Cameroonian village chief won the UN refugee agency's prestigious Nansen Award on Wednesday for sheltering and integrating 36,000 people who fled unrest in the neighbouring Central African Republic.

Monday, 8 December, 2025 , 22:03 AFP — Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed to usher in an era of justice and coexistence a year after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad, with tens of thousands of people taking to the streets to mark the anniversary.

Monday, 8 December, 2025 , 18:26 AFP — Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed to usher in an era of justice and coexistence a year after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad, with tens of thousands taking to the streets to mark the anniversary.

Monday, 8 December, 2025 , 17:32 AFP — Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed to usher in an era of justice and coexistence a year after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad, with tens of thousands taking to the streets to mark the anniversary.

Monday, 8 December, 2025 , 13:59 AFP — Tens of thousands took to the streets across Syria on Monday to celebrate a year since the toppling of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, with President Ahmed al-Sharaa urging people to unite to rebuild the country.

Monday, 8 December, 2025 , 09:40 AFP — President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Monday urged Syrians to work together to rebuild their country, still marred by insecurity and divisions, as they marked a year since the ousting of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.

Monday, 8 December, 2025 , 07:19 AFP — President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Monday urged Syrians to work together to rebuild their country as they marked a year since the ousting of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.

Saturday, 6 December, 2025 , 17:05 AFP — A prominent Alawite spiritual leader in Syria on Saturday urged members of his religious minority to boycott celebrations marking the toppling of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in protest of "oppressive" new authorities.

Saturday, 6 December, 2025 , 15:48 AFP — Efforts to broker peace between Turkey and the Kurdish militant group PKK have had a "positive impact" on Syria's Kurds who also want dialogue with Ankara, one of its top officials said Saturday.