When US Deputy Special Envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus was born on July 10, 1982, the scene was as follows: General Ariel Sharon’s tanks were surrounding Beirut from all sides and his jets ...

The icy winds of Moscow offer little warmth for exiled Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, whose sudden downfall on December 8 ...

Syria accused Israel on Thursday of mounting a deadly destabilisation campaign after a wave of strikes on military targets, ...

Pope John Paul II has become the first Pontiff to enter a mosque during his groundbreaking pilgrimage to Syria. The country's top Muslim clerics are escorting the Pope through Damascus' Omayyad Mosque ...

The longest-serving political prisoner under the regime is now revered as a hero. ‘I was always free here,’ he declares, ...

Since the downfall of the Baathist regime, Syrians have been speaking more freely about their future – and their doubts in ...

Iman wanted to give her father his slippers. As the plain-clothes security forces dragged him away, along with one of her ...

Study finds genetic imprints in three generations of Syrian refugees. Researchers urge caution in interpreting findings and ...

Here’s a look at ongoing civil war in Syria. Facts Bashar al-Assad ruled Syria as president from July 2000-December 2024. His father, Hafez al-Assad, ruled Syria from 1970-2000. The ongoing violence ...

Weeks after sectarian revenge killings, a religious minority reckons with what happened and the possibility of a united Syria ...

This Ramadan, Syrians marked the 14th anniversary of the start of their country’s civil war. The conflict began as one of ...

In Syria, many Kurds celebrated Nowruz in secret under Assad. With him gone, Kurdish people are throwing their biggest spring equinox party in decades. But some still fear for their safety.