US special envoy calls for lifting Syria sanctions, but concerns grow over ongoing sectarian violence and the treatment of ...

Manar Mervat Al Shouha, who fled civil war, prefers to talk through her paintings, but she has much to say about her fears ...

Five months after President Trump pledged to lift sanctions on Syria, the harshest penalties remain on the books.

Cairo: Türkiye on Friday appointed an ambassador to Syria, whose new rulers it has supported since they came to power in December, a diplomatic source told AFP. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan named his ...

A Damascus-born artist fits neatly into the progressive, global narrative that wins cultural points — even if it’s ...

Lebanon appointed veteran diplomat Henry Coston as its new ambassador to Syria, signalling a renewal of formal ties after ...

Deputy Foreign Minister Nuh Yilmaz will be Turkey’s first ambassador in Damascus since his predecessor's withdrawal more than ...

Discovery of human remains in Damascus adds to mounting evidence of mass graves and torture sites from Assad’s fallen regime.

Clashes broke out this week between Syrian government forces and fighters in a camp in northern Syria’s Idlib province led by ...

Early Sunday, the rebels said they had made it to the capital, Damascus, after a week of stunning military advances against Syrian regime forces. An Islamist armed group known as Hayat Tahrir al-Sham ...

Why is Damascus pursuing a rapprochement with Moscow despite its unpopularity, and how might it strike a balance between ...