Under the Assad regime, Saydnaya prison became a mass-killing machine; ‘a symbol of shame for the whole world’ ...

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Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) on Wednesday filed text to permanently repeal legislation that imposed strict sanctions on Syria, following President Trump’s move to unwind penalties on the country ...

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

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

On May 23, 2025, approximately five months after the Assad regime was overthrown, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of ...

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

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

Thousands of Syrian refugees are set to return from Lebanon this week under the first, U.N.-backed plan providing financial ...

Last month's deadly church bombing outside Syria's capital is raising fears among the country's minority Christians.

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

For decades, Lebanon has been torn apart by internal division and external conflict. There may currently be a narrow window ...