Comics had already been trying to foster stand-up in Syria before Bashar al-Assad’s fall. Now, they are telling jokes in a ...

And their home, just across the hall from ... this new Syria now that her neighbor helped topple the former regime. LAMA KARKUTLI: We want to celebrate here - really enjoy Damascus.

Syria's interim president Ahmad al-Sharaa, right, leaves the podium after speaking during Syria's national dialogue conference at the People’s Palace in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday Feb. 25, 2025 ...