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

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The day after last month's deadly suicide attack on a church outside Syria's capital, hundreds of Christians marched in ...

Damascus, SANA- After 14 years of isolation, Damascus International Airport started to revive again with the return of ...

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

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

On Wednesday, the leader of a U.S.-backed terrorist group came together with Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa and ...

As well as being optimistic about the future of his war-ravaged country, Rami Al Ali has other reasons to be upbeat: he is ...

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

A core misconception about Israel’s policy since Oct. 7 is that the country has favored military action at the expense of ...

BEIRUT: Syria must publish the full results of an investigation into the March killings of Alawite civilians and ensure those responsible are held accountable, ...