But as a new government takes shape in Damascus, Syrians and foreign observers alike worry about how inclusive, ...

The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan has made an unannounced visit to Damascus, meeting with the ...

Saudi Arabia has urged top European diplomats at a gathering to lift sanctions against Syria to boost rebuilding the country ...

Despite assurances from the rebels-turned-leaders, members of some religious groups worry what life will be like for them in ...

The sanctions currently in place are primarily against the former government of Bashar al-Assad and his allies.

Iraq is trying to convince powerful armed factions in the country that have fought U.S. forces and fired rockets and drones ...

Trump has so far shown more discipline than in his first term; he sidesteps distractions and many of the political fights that hampered his first-term agenda.

An official with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) said on Thursday the militant group would agree to leave northeastern ...

Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, who led the main rebel group in the alliance that overthrew Assad, is pushing for ...

Washington earlier this month eased some restrictions on Syria’s de facto government, including on some energy sales, for six months. The EU later this month is set to discuss the possibility of ...

WASHINGTON DC - The United States temporarily relaxed some sanctions on Syria as a test to see if the new leadership in ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — The United Nations human rights chief on Wednesday called for the lifting of Western sanctions imposed on Syria over its yearslong civil war, now that former leader Bashar ...