This prompted a brutal crackdown by the Syrian government, led by Syrian leader al-Assad. Some of the protesters then became part of rebel groups in Syria and fought against the Assad government, ...

We speak to Syrians living in Turkey's Gaziantep as they reconnect with relatives back home and plan their trips to Syria after years in exile ...

Slender shoulders, a limp handshake and soft-spoken lisp. Those were the most vivid memories from my meeting with Bashar al ...

CMA announced the nominees for the 2024 CMA Touring Awards, a ceremony that honors the behind-the-scenes music industry ...

John Dramani Mahama is set to return as Ghana's president after his main rival accepted defeat, even though the electoral ...

Joyful crowds gathered in Damascus, waving the Syrian revolutionary flag in scenes that recalled the early days of the Arab ...

I'm a CMA Award-winning journalist who has written about country music for 24 years. My dad laid the groundwork by playing Alabama while I was in preschool.

2016: Sir Mick Jagger becomes a father for the eighth time at the age of 73, after his 29-year-old girlfriend, American ballerina Melanie Hamrick, gives birth to a boy. On the same day, astronaut and ...

The best-of-2024 lists below no doubt would be somewhat different if events in early November had gone another way. It’s a ...

Skindred have collaborated with Newport County AFC to create a one-off 'Exiles' away kit inspired by the Welsh city’s West Indian community.

From klezmer to classical, The International Days of Jewish Music celebrates the diversity and depth of Jewish music in ...