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

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

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

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

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has revoked the designation of a group of Syrian rebels that previously ...

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

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 ...

Israel insists on no Iranian or Turkish military presence in Syria, demilitarisation of southern areas, and keeping out ...

On May 23, 2025, approximately five months after the Assad regime was overthrown, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of ...

Azerbaijan is aiming to deliver natural gas to northern Syria via Turkey as Ankara increases its involvement in its neighbour ...

For decades, Lebanon has been torn apart by internal division and external conflict. There may currently be a narrow window ...