The rebel chief who led the overthrow of the longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad has been declared the head of government for a transitional period.

US officials have not disclosed any information about potential survivors, the Crisis Management Center of the Russian Foreign Ministry stated ...

Eight hostages – three Israeli and five Thai nationals – were released from captivity in Gaza on Thursday. • Israeli authorities initially delayed the release of 110 Palestinian prisoners after what ...

U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to move Gazans to Jordan and Egypt, if implemented, could upend any prospects of a two-state solution to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The plan is ...

Sharaa, who was in military uniform, stressed the “heavy task and a great responsibility” that Syria's new rulers face.

Hastily abandoned documents show how the fallen government’s vast intelligence apparatus struggled to comprehend and stop the ...

Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has been named president for the "transitional period", state media report, seven ...

Russia has stepped up its military withdrawal from Syria, removing vehicles and containers from its key Tartous port on the ...

OTTAWA, January 29. /TASS/. Most Canadians believe their country is moving in the wrong direction, according to a survey by Nanos Research. Just 23% of respondents felt Canada is on the right track, ...

Syria's rich history of peaceful coexistence is a natural blueprint for interfaith governance after the sham pluralism of the ...

Jon Lee Anderson reports from Damascus. Plus: the insidiousness of the entrepreneurial economy; fear and hope on the subway; ...

A few days after the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad fled into exile, in December, an elderly woman sat on the sidewalk ...