The Trump administration has informed Congress that it intends to proceed with planning for a potential re-opening of the U.S ...

The pitched battle for Syria’s future could eventually pull the country apart and precipitate a seismic sectarian shift in the region, says Mideast expert Mona Yacoubian. Syria’s nearly two-year-old ...

Syria is currently holding its first elections after over four decades of dictatorship and a decade of brutal civil war. But the process of electing a new Syrian parliament is far from simple and ...

Syria’s opposition needs to be more representative and inclusive, say U.S. officials mindful of the dangers of an increasingly sectarian civil war. But the scale of the challenge in creating an ...

Under the agreement, all border crossings, entry points and state institutions have been placed under the direct authority of Damascus, signaling that decentralization scenarios for Syria have ...

Firefighter Naser Brjas and White Helmet member Kinan Ali respond to an emergency call in Damascus on March 31, 2025. Every morning for 28 years, Haitham Nasrallah has opened his locker and put on his ...

The deals follow Syria's hosting of the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Chevron and a Qatar-based company to ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Saudi Arabia said Thursday it will supply Syria with 1.65 million barrels of crude as Damascus struggles to rebuild the country’s economy and infrastructure after a nearly ...

An old law from Syria's dictatorship is making life tough for human rights and aid organizations there. Bashar al-Assad may be gone from Syria but one of the more damaging laws that existed throughout ...

Three years into its bloody, unending civil war, the Syrian government has deciced to approve the creation of a space agency "with the goal of using space technology for exploration and observing the ...

As Syrian peace talks in Geneva continue for a second day, following a disappointing first round of talks in January, word leaders don't see a way out of this disastrous civil war. President Barack ...