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

Syria implements new swimwear rules. Public beaches and pools now require women to wear burkinis or modest attire. Private ...

The rules are aimed at "enhancing public safety standards and preserving public decency", state media reports.

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 ...

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 ...

Syria’s Islamist-led government has announced a new set of modesty regulations for beachwear, ... “Women must wear burkinis or swimwear that covers more of the body” at public beaches, ...

Syria's Islamist-led interim government has decreed that women must wear burkinis - a swimsuit that covers the body except for the face, hands and feet - or other "decent" clothes at public beaches ...

Syria's Islamist-led interim government has decreed that women must wear burkinis ... The regulations, ... "Travelling in swimwear outside the beach without appropriate cover is prohibited," it said.