She did not know who the men were - extremists, government security forces, or someone else entirely - but the message was ...

Firefighting efforts have been hampered by the presence of mines and unexploded ordnance left over from the civil war, as the country grapples with the worst drought in decades.

Thomas J. Barrack Jr., the U.S. ambassador to Turkey, says Washington is facilitating the discussions and prioritizing ...

After an alleged war criminal was set free, Syrians are questioning whether their new interim government genuinely wants ...

Thousands of Syria’s Jews left in recent decades. But after Assad’s ouster and easing of sanctions, they can now reconnect ...

Syria expresses willingness to re-implement the 1974 disengagement agreement with Israel amid ongoing US-brokered talks for ...

President Donald Trump signed on Monday an executive order terminating a U.S. sanctions program on Syria, allowing an end to ...

A pro-Assad uprising in early March in Syria’s coastal regions was the first test of the country's tenuous unity.

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What are chances of the US brokering Israeli ties with Lebanon and Syria? Analysts point to obstacles like the occupied Golan ...

Background: Norway imposed sanctions on Syria in 2011 in response to Assad’s crackdown on protesters that sparked the civil ...

Austria deported its first Syrian in 15 years on Thursday. The move comes as Austria and neighboring Germany seek to deport ...