As a poet myself now, that fascination with the written word remains, although it has evolved from limericks to sonnets and free-verse love poems as well. I often hear from peers and students that ...

“There’s been a really open dialogue with Indian investors and the Chancellor about these schemes,” Investment Minister Poppy Gustafsson said in an interview with Bloomberg in New Delhi ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria’s new rulers touted a long-awaited national dialogue conference Tuesday as a “rare historic opportunity” to rebuild the country after the fall of President Bashar ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Syria’s interim president Ahmad al-Sharaa, right, leaves the podium after speaking during Syria’s ...

While Pope Francis remains in a critical condition with double pneumonia, the Vatican said on Tuesday that he has had a good night’s sleep and is slightly improved. In its most upbeat bulletin ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Participants in Syria’s national dialogue conference gather at the Dama Rose hotel in Damascus, Syria ...

Hundreds of participants attended the long-awaited “national dialogue” to bring together the country’s many religions and sects in the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Monday and Tuesday.

Instead of defaulting to the notifications on my phone, poetry has inspired me to begin the day in a different way. By Charley Locke Most mornings, as soon as I wake up, I feel the pull of my phone.

Syrians back freedom, justice, equality at dialogue Closing statement condemns Israeli incursion Proponents say event marks shift from Assad-era autocracy Critics question lack of minority ...

Syria's interim president has told a national dialogue conference that the country has a "historic" opportunity to rebuild after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad. Ahmed al-Sharaa also stressed the ...

Ahmed al-Sharaa on Tuesday urged his countrymen to unite and pledged to establish a transitional justice body, as he welcomed participants of a national dialogue aimed at guiding the country’s ...

Egypt's Suez Canal is regaining traffic as 47 ships have rerouted from the Cape of Good Hope to the canal since early February. Suez Canal Authority chairman Osama Rabei confirmed the shift ...