The streets were buzzing with excitement in Damascus as Syrians welcomed in a new year that seemed to many to bring a promise ...

The country’s inexperienced leaders are trying to figure out how to revive an economy decimated by sanctions and years of ...

Syria's civil war left one of the world's oldest synagogues partially destroyed. Now Syria's handful of remaining Jews are ...

In a Damascus suburb, the head of Syria's tiny Jewish community visits the newly accessible Joba synagogue for the first time ...

Assad: from private schoolgirl in Acton to being reportedly severely ill with leukaemia - She was once fawned over for her ...

While the victory against Bashar Assad’s forces is a triumph, the jihadist-turned-statesman who is now in charge has a ...

A Syrian family that survived a 2013 chemical weapons attack that killed hundreds of people near the country's capital, ...

Assad’s wife Asma has filed for divorce from the former Syrian leader in what is believed to be a bid to flee their exile in ...

A senior who excels both athletically and academically, Honesdale's Rylan Montgomery has been named the winner of a $5,000 ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top diplomats from the Biden administration are in Damascus on Friday to meet new Syrian authorities ...

The U.S. more than doubled its number of troops in Syria — from 900 to around 2,000 — before the fall of President Bashar ...

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