The longtime enemies have opened contacts, reflecting a power shift across a Middle East in which they have newfound common ...

The country is experiencing its worst drought in decades, which has set the conditions for the blazes to scorch an area the ...

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Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) on Wednesday filed text to permanently repeal legislation that imposed strict sanctions on Syria, following President Trump’s move to unwind penalties on the country ...

Ahmed al-Sharaa led HTS, considered a jihadist group for years. Now, he has replaced Assad as Syria’s new president. And he ...

Under the Assad regime, Saydnaya prison became a mass-killing machine; ‘a symbol of shame for the whole world.’ ...

A U.S. envoy said on Wednesday that Syria’s central government and the Kurds remain at odds over plans on merging their ...

Last month's deadly church bombing outside Syria's capital is raising fears among the country's minority Christians.

BEIRUT (Reuters) -Thousands of Syrian refugees are set to return from Lebanon this week under the first, U.N.-backed plan ...

Syrian activist Shadi Martini tells lobby new president called peace with Israel a 'unique opportunity'; Gulf journalist ...

Of all the nation states in the Middle East, Syria has been the longest and most implacable enemy of Israel. Even Iran, ...