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

Amnesty says that survivors and the families of victims have the right to know what happened and which steps the government ...

The US has removed Syria’s Al Qaeda franchise from its list of designated terrorist organizations just days after the UK ...

Syrian authorities are trying to find the identity of 413 orphans whose parents were ’disappeared’ by the Assad regime, after ...

Syrian activist Shadi Martini tells lobby new president called peace with Israel a 'unique opportunity'; Gulf journalist ...

Russia has become the first country to recognise the Taliban as Afghanistan’s government. Andrew Mueller explains why.

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Asharq Al Awsat Thousands of Syrian refugees are set to return from Lebanon this week under the first, UN-backed plan providing financial incentives, after Syria's new rulers said all citizens were ...

Under Netanyahu's leadership, Israel has imposed a new and volatile state of affairs in the region, which I call “open skies.” This shift is among the most dangerous outcomes of the military campaigns ...

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

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