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

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

Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Wednesday that Azerbaijan's SOCAR could become a partner in Turkey's ...

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

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

Abdulrazak al-Jenan swept the dust off his solar panel on his apartment roof overlooking Damascus. Syria's largest city was ...

The State Department revoked the terrorist designation of Hayʼat Tahrir al-Sham, a group headed by the country’s new ...

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 ...

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The world experienced more than 60 armed conflicts in 2024, a "historically high" number according to scholars in the ...

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham will no longer be designated as a terrorist group, months after the group swept to power in Syria.

The World Bank said on Monday that Syria’s gross domestic product is expected to grow modestly by 1% in 2025, following a ...