The prosecution of Alaa Mousa relied on the legal concept of universal jurisdiction, under which normal rules on territorial ...

After Assad fled to Russia, Abu Tarek and other internally displaced people suddenly had new freedom to move about the ...

Syria was once among the closest allies of the Islamic republic, but the new government resents Tehran’s support for the ...

In a stunning shift in Middle Eastern politics, Syria, under the leadership of Bashar al-Assad, has rejoined the Arab League ...

More than a decade after being isolated by the Arab world for his brutal crackdown during Syria’s civil war, President Bashar ...

U.S. forces have pulled out of two more bases in northeastern Syria, visiting Reuters reporters found, accelerating a troop ...

In a park overlooking Damascus, 25-year-old Khaldoun Hallak has spent the past few evenings with his friends, drinking yerba ...

An upcoming BBC podcast about the reporter's disappearance in August 2012 has unearthed new details of his case - some of ...

By announcing the reopening of its embassy in Damascus, Morocco has opened a new chapter in its relations with Syria. This ...

Russia’s relations with Israel are complicated. Although the Soviet Union initially supported the creation of the state of ...

From the challenges of a green transition to Syria after Assad, get your copy of Geographical's July issue, out ...