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

"There is renewed hope for the Syrian people. The UK is reestablishing diplomatic relations because it is in our interests to ...

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Britain reestablished full diplomatic relations with Syria on Saturday, more than a decade after cutting ties, as Foreign ...

Britain said on Saturday it was reestablishing diplomatic relations with Syria, as foreign minister David Lammy visited the ...

The day after last month's deadly suicide attack on a church outside Syria's capital, hundreds of Christians marched in Damascus chanting against foreign fighters and calling for them to leave the ...

Shiite rituals for Ashoura in Damascus have drastically changed after the fall of Syria's former President Bashar Assad.

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

Syria is working to rebuild its energy sector after years of civil war and crippling sanctions. The country has suffered ...

The United States must press the Syrian Transitional Government to bring the perpetrators of the Saint Elias Church attack to ...

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

Allies of the new Syrian government and other non-state actors have continued violence and discrimination against Christians ...