A U.S. envoy says that Syria’s central government and the Kurds remain at odds over plans on merging forces after the latest ...

The longtime enemies have opened contacts, reflecting a power shift across a Middle East in which they have newfound common ...

Britain reestablished full diplomatic relations with Syria on Saturday, more than a decade after cutting ties, as Foreign ...

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Britain said on Saturday it was reestablishing diplomatic relations with Syria, as foreign minister David Lammy visited the ...

The day after last month's deadly suicide attack on a church outside Syria's capital, hundreds of Christians marched in Damascus chanting against foreign fighters and calling for them to leave the ...

A Reuters investigation found 40 distinct sites of killings, looting and arson during three days of sectarian massacres ...

As well as being optimistic about the future of his war-ravaged country, Rami Al Ali has other reasons to be upbeat: he is ...

Syria's Interior Ministry says the sleeper cell behind a deadly church explosion near Damascus belonged to the Islamic State ...

The Syrian authorities said the assailant had opened fire on congregants at the Mar Elias Church in Dweila, a neighborhood of Damascus, before detonating an explosive vest.

The Islamic State is believed to be behind a deadly suicide bombing that happened at a Greek Orthodox church in Syria on ...

Syrian rebels seized Damascus on Sunday, and long-time President Bashar Assad fled the battle-scarred country amid the stunning collapse of his regime after 13 years of war.