It's been six months since longtime Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad was toppled following a stunning rebel offensive that saw ...

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

The Trump administration's May 2025 announcement in Riyadh, and subsequent executive order in June, lifting all sanctions on ...

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

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Assad's 24-year rule ended abruptly as a coalition of rebel forces, led by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), launched a rapid offensive that overwhelmed government defenses and captured Damascus within 12 ...

The United States government has revoked its designation of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham as a foreign terrorist organization, seven ...

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

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

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

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

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