Under Assad’s rule during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, when observant Muslims abstain from eating and drinking from sunrise to sunset, people were allowed to eat in public.

Javier Assad throws long toss at the Cubs Spring Training facility in Mesa, AZ. 02-05-2025. John Antonoff / For the Sun-Times Share MESA, Ariz. — The Cubs have ruled out right-hander Javier ...

Insurgents led by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group, or HTS, overthrew President Bashar al-Assad's secular government in early December ending the 54-year Assad family dynasty. Since then ...

Residents gather for iftar, the fast-breaking meal, organized by the Turkish Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH), on the first day of Ramadan in the Jobar neighborhood, which was devastated by ...

Insurgents led by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group, or HTS, overthrew President Bashar Assad’s secular government in early December ending the 54-year Assad family dynasty. Since then ...

Syrians Begin Fasting During First Ramadan Without Assad Family Rule in Decades DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Some restaurants and coffee shops in Syria were closed during the day Saturday while others ...