Syria issued a conservative new dress code Tuesday requiring women to wear burkinis or full-body swimwear on all public beaches, the latest cultural shift since Islamist-led rebels toppled dictator ...

A Muslim woman sits on the pool wearing a burkini in Freiburg. The Syrian Tourism Ministry on Tuesday said women should wear burkinis or "appropriate" swimsuits at public beaches. Rolf Haid/dpa The ...

Syrian authorities have issued directives urging women to wear modest swimwear on public beaches, with a particular recommendation for burkinis. The latest regulation, published on Tuesday by the ...

DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Syria's Islamist-led government has said women should wear burkinis or other swimwear that covers the body on public beaches, though an official denied there was any ban on Western ...

Nayrab was under rebel control for much of Syria’s long war and is largely destroyed. Ahmed’s parents recently travelled to ...

Syria orders women to cover up on beaches with conservative new dress code (CNN) — Syria issued a conservative new dress code Tuesday requiring women to wear burkinis or full-body swimwear on all ...