The religious volatility that has erupted in Syria is not the first sign of religious authoritarianism — but the consequence ...

Syria’s interim president has made his first trip abroad, traveling to Saudi Arabia in a move likely trying to signal Damascus’ shift away from Iran as its main regional ally.

His decision to select as his intelligence chief has proved controversial Credit: Kamil Krzacynski/AFP via Getty Images Russian ... in 2017 to meet with Bashar al-Assad. Following the meeting ...

The daughter of an American-Israeli hostage freed from captivity over the weekend, the latest release in the Gaza ceasefire ...

If confirmed, former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard would become the youngest-ever DNI. Sources tell ABC News the vote on her nomination ...

Kennedy’s nomination now heads to the full Senate, where he has decent odds of winning confirmation despite deep concerns ...

As Tulsi Gabbard bids to be the next director of national intelligence, the former Hawaii congresswoman took heat from U.S.

In-depth: After Assad's fall, Syrian civil society is reorganising for an inclusive political transition and to claim a role ...

Jon Cherry/Getty Images Amid all the questions about ... pressed Gabbard on her questioning of intelligence assessments that Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian dictator, had used chemical weapons in ...

“I have no love for Assad or any dictator. I just hate al-Qaeda,” she said in her opening ... claims she elevated him as a ‘folk hero’ (Getty Images) Gabbard also faced questions about ...

Strategic Defence Review authors are believed to be in favour of strengthening UK's missile defence systems amid growing ...

Syrians are looking ahead to the next stage in the country's development, with governance and democracy crunch issues that ...