On a street corner in the old town of Damascus, rugged men with rifles stare sharply at passers-by. Despite their appearance, ...

When Bashar al-Assad was overthrown by Islamist rebels in Syria in December after 14 years of civil wae, there were concerns ...

Leading politicians in Germany are calling for mass returns, echoing President Donald Trump’s plan to expel undocumented ...

For more than a decade, Mr. al-Assad remained in power, employing vicious means to do so while enjoying an obscene amount of ...

The developments have left many – particularly in Syria’s significant ... who is nestled down an alleyway in the Christian quarter of the city’s old town. “The regime’s collapse has ...

As the new Damascus authorities strive to restore their country and its diplomatic links they understand that Moscow is ...

Youstina Khoury, a Christian nun kidnapped by an earlier iteration of the group now running Syria, has forgiven the former ...

In a first, the motion passed with Merz’s center-right Christian Democratic ... Even in major cities, some communities have become heavily reliant on Syrian medical talent.

Syria's interim government, formed after the fall of Bashar Assad on December 8, is working hard to rebuild the country amid ongoing instability. Led ...

This includes Syrian Christians and some Syrian Muslims. That community has mobilized in various ways to support the regime,” said Steven Heydemann, a Middle East expert who is a professor at ...

1. Entry into a post-Assad Syria As soon as news of Bashar al-Assad's ouster broke – and with the main airport at Damascus still out of action – I began making plans for how to get into Syria ...