Syria's Islamist-led interim government has decreed that women must wear burkinis - a swimsuit that covers the body except ...

The decree has sparked concern that Syria’s new government could be veering toward a more strict Islamist governance system.

By bna Cairo Bureau Syrian authorities have issued new Islamic regulations tightening the dress code at public beaches and ...

Syria's Islamist-led government has said women should wear burkinis or other swimwear that covers the body on public beaches, ...

Syria issued a conservative new dress code Tuesday requiring women to wear burkinis or full-body swimwear on all public ...

Ghayath Al-Farah, Syria's Deputy Tourism Minister, said in an interview with Zaman al‑Wasl TV, translated from Arabic: ...

In a significant move aimed at regulating beach attire, Syria’s Minister of Tourism, Mazen el-Salhani, announced a new set of ...

Women have been ordered to wear more conservative dress for the first time since the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham Islamist coalition ...

The regulations, issued by the tourism ministry, were "aimed at enhancing public safety standards and preserving public decency", Syrian state ... specifying "the burkini or swimming clothes ...