But as a new government takes shape in Damascus, Syrians and foreign observers alike worry about how inclusive, ...

In the absence of decisive action from international actors, Syria is poised to descend further into crisis, as Afghanistan ...

US diplomats have arrived in Syria to speak directly to the new Islamist-led rulers, hoping to encourage a moderate, ...

The two Mideast powerhouses have been trying to block the rise of Islamist groups in the region for two decades. The rebel ...

Shara, who led the rebel offensive that toppled Bashar al-Assad, offered little clarity on what the electoral process might ...

The situation in Syria is highly volatile. The United States can bet on the one country ... Putting Israel on a path to end its unsustainable occupation of Palestinian territory would be a vital ...

President-elect Donald Trump said in a social media post on X (formerly twitter) on Saturday, before Assad's fall was confirmed: “Syria is a mess, but is not our friend. THE UNITED STATES SHOULD ...

A U.N. envoy on Sunday called for a quick end to Western sanctions against Syria as the country's new ... has been under strict sanctions by the United States, the European Union and others ...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken departed Wednesday for Jordan and later Turkey, seeking to rally regional countries around a common vision for ... said that the United States will recognize ...

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