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Anissa Helou, 74, one of the Middle East's most acclaimed cooks and food writers, prepares awarma, a traditional Lebanese lamb confit, at her late mother's apartment in the Mount Lebanon town of Ballouneh, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Anissa Helou’s new book of recipes from Lebanon spotlights villages scarred by war

Anissa Helou is a renowned Syrian-Lebanese cook and food writer who originally never intended to pursue cooking or writing.

Syrian Kurds hold lit torches as they celebrate Nowruz, the Persian New Year, in the village of Basuta in the Afrin countryside, Syria, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Syrian Kurds return home to celebrate Nowruz for the first time since exile

Extras stand by as a television crew films an episode of the TV series "Al-Souriyoun al-Aada" ("The Syrian Enemies"), based on a novel of the same name that was banned under Bashar Assad, along a transformed street in central Aleppo, Syria, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Photos show filming of Ramadan TV drama series on the war-scarred streets of Syria’s Aleppo

Women wait outside a medical center in the al-Hol camp, one of the detention facilities holding thousands of Islamic State group members and their families, now under the control of the Syrian government following the withdrawal of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in al-Hassakeh province, northeastern Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

A notorious camp in Syria tied to alleged IS families is emptied as final convoy departs

Women wait at a medical center in the al-Hol camp, one of the detention facilities holding thousands of Islamic State group members and their families, now under the control of the Syrian government following the withdrawal of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in al-Hassakeh province, northeastern Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

The UN says al-Hol camp population has dropped sharply as Syria moves to relocate remaining families

Flooding from rising Al-Siha Dam waters submerges villages in northwest Syria

Floodwaters covered agricultural land and homes in parts of northwestern Syria after heavy rains caused water levels to rise at the Al-Siha Dam, affecting several villages, including Hmeimat al-Deir. (AP Video: Ghaith Alsayed)

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A boy plays with a cat on a street of the Kurdish-majority neighborhood of Sheikh Maqsoud, in Aleppo, Syria, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

A Kurdish-majority neighborhood in Syria recovers from clashes with hope for the future

People climb over the damaged Al-Rashid Bridge, with some crossing on foot, after it was destroyed as Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces withdrew, a day after Syrian government forces took control of the area on the outskirts of Raqqa, northeastern Syria, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Miscalculations and a US turnaround led to Kurdish-led forces’ fall from power in Syria

People celebrate as Syrian government forces enter the town of Maskana, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, following the withdrawal of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Syrian government forces enter northern towns after Kurdish fighters withdraw

Rohlat Efrin, center, a commander in the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, speaks with an SDF member as American soldiers from the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State group stand guard during a meeting in Deir Hafer, Syria, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)

Kurdish-led forces to withdraw from contested area in Syria

Displaced Syrians at a river crossing near the village of Jarirat al Imam, in the eastern Aleppo countryside, near the front line with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in Deir Hafer, Syria, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Civilians flee on foot as Syrian military offensive looms east of Aleppo

Syrian government soldiers stand on their armoured vehicle, as their convoy passes on a highway to the Deir Hafer village for a possible escalation fighting with the Kurdish fighters, in eastern Aleppo, Syrian, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Syrian military tells civilians to evacuate contested area east of Aleppo amid rising tensions

Displaced residents return to the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood after days of fighting between government forces and Kurdish fighters in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Syrian army and Kurdish forces exchange strikes east of Aleppo

Displaced residents look out from a bus window as they return to the Achrafieh neighborhood after days of fighting between government forces and Kurdish fighters in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Displaced Aleppo residents return home after days of intense clashes

Burned vehicles and ammunitions left at one of the Kurdish fighters positions at the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, where clashes between government forces and Kurdish fighters have been taking place in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

First responders enter devastated Aleppo neighborhood after days of deadly fighting

Civilians evacuate an area of the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, where clashes between government forces and Kurdish fighters have been taking place in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Kurdish fighters evacuated from Aleppo after days of violent clashes

European Council President Antonio Costa, left, reads a statement next of the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Visiting EU leaders pledge to support Syria’s recovery after years of civil war

Members of Syrian government forces stand around buses prepared to evacuate Kurdish militants, under escort to the country's northeast, controlled by the SDF, after a ceasefire was announced following days of clashes in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Ceasefire quickly unravels after days of clashes between Syrian security forces and Kurdish fighters

Residents flee the Sheikh Maqsoud and Achrafieh neighbourhoods after clashes erupted Tuesday between Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters in a contested area of the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Photos of Syrians fleeing violence in Aleppo as shelling leaves heavy damage

An aerial view shows Syrian residents in vehicles, queueing to flee from Sheikh Maqsoud and Achrafieh neighborhoods after clashes broke out on Tuesday between Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters in a contested area of the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Tens of thousands flee Aleppo neighborhoods as Syrian government clashes with Kurds intensify

A Syrian government soldier helps an old woman who is fleeing from Sheikh Maqsoud and Achrafieh neighborhoods after clashes broke out on Tuesday between Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters in a contested area of the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Civilians flee Aleppo as clashes between Syrian government and Kurdish forces escalate

Syrian child Fatima al-Zahra Abu Sheikh, 4, lies in a hospital bed after being wounded when clashes broke out between Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters in a contested area of the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

New deadly clashes between Syrian forces and Kurdish fighters erupt in Aleppo

Syrian police officer killed in Aleppo suicide bombing on New Year’s Eve

Syrian security forces inspect the damage after an explosion in the Imam Ali bin Abi Talib Mosque in a predominantly Alawite area of the Wadi al-Dhahab neighborhood in Homs, Syria Friday, Dec. 26, 2025.(AP Photo)

Mosque bombing in Syria leaves 8 dead and 18 wounded

This photo released by the official Syrian news agency SANA, shows flames rising from a building after clashes broke out between security forces and Kurdish fighters in neighborhoods of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, Syria, Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. (SANA via AP)

Clashes flare as top Turkish officials visit Syria ahead of a deadline for Kurdish integration

Wanted portraits of former Syrian president Bashar Assad are displayed in the window of a coffeeshop, in Damascus Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, as Syrians celebrate marking the first anniversary of the ousting of the Bashar Assad regime. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

A year after Bashar Assad fled, Syria struggles to heal

Suspects stand inside a holding cell, left, as judges preside over Syria's first public trial related to deadly clashes in March along the country's coastal provinces, at the Palace of Justice in Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Syria opens first public trial over deadly coastal violence

Syrian security forces stand guard as residents leave the Sheikh Maqsoud and Achrafieh neighborhoods of Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, following overnight clashes between Syrian government troops and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Syrian government declares ceasefire after clashes with Kurdish fighters

Turkey to supply natural gas from Azerbaijan to Syria

Freed prisoners sit inside a bus following their release during a prisoner exchange between Syrian authorities and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Syrian government and Kurdish-led force exchange prisoners in a step toward easing tensions

U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters stands on their vehicles, as they withdraw from two neighbourhoods in Syria's northern city of Aleppo as part of a deal with the Syrian central government, in Aleppo, Syria, Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Kurdish fighters leave northern city in Syria as part of deal with central government

A Syrian army helicopter throws flowers and confetti on a group of demonstrators marking the 14th anniversary of the start of the uprising against Bashar Assad's regime in March 2011, in Umayyad square, Damascus, Syria, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Syrians mark 14th anniversary of civil war uprising by celebrating the ouster of Bashar Assad

Participants in Syria's national dialogue conference gather at the Dama Rose hotel in Damascus, Syria, Monday Feb. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Syrians express hope and skepticism as national dialogue conference kicks off

A Turkish drone strike hits near protesters demanding an end to the war around the Tishrin Dam, Syria, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. Turkish drones and warplanes hovered during the protest, with airstrikes targeting areas near the march route, according to participants and a war monitor. The health administration in Kobani reported five civilians killed and 15 injured. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)

Conflict between Turkey and Kurdish groups rises around key dam in northern Syria

Syrian refugee Ahmed al-Kassem arrives with his family to cross into Syria at the Oncupinar border gate, near the town of Kilis, southern Turkey, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

After a decade in Turkey, a Syrian refugee rushes to return home, but reality hits

Syrian opposition fighters ride in a truck in Talhiya, Idlib province, Syria, Friday, Nov. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

The swift fall of Syria’s Assad brings moments inconceivable under his iron rule

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