The jihadi rebels who toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad say they want to build a unified, inclusive country ...

The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved resolutions Wednesday demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and ...

Assad, as a rebel-linked caretaker prime minister was appointed to oversee the transition of power. Follow for live updates.

Slender shoulders, a limp handshake and soft-spoken lisp. Those were the most vivid memories from my meeting with Bashar al ...

U.N. peacekeepers' "freedom of movement is severely constrained in the current context," a U.N. official told Newsweek.

A large Russian military contingent remains in Syria, with an estimated 7,500 personnel as of early 2024. The troops and equipment, including armored vehicles and missile systems, are deployed across ...

The rebels who seized control called for foreign help in prosecuting atrocities, while trying to restore order in a fractured country.

Assad's overthrow by rebel forces, Israel ordered its troops to enter a demilitarised buffer zone situated along the east of Syria's Golan Heights plateau it controls.

Many Syrians remain apprehensive about how religious minorities, including Christians, will be treated in a new political ...

The rapid fall of Syria’s autocratic ruler, Bashar al-Assad, this past weekend was one of the most consequential developments ...

Israel pounded Syria with hundreds of airstrikes Tuesday, eliminating most of the country’s strategic weapons stockpiles in a move officials say will prevent the dangerous weapons from ...

The Kremlin confirmed on Dec. 11 that longtime Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad had fled to Moscow after rebels took the ...