There was no mistaking the reek of death that rose along the Syrian Desert highway four nights a week for nearly two years. It was the smell of thousands of bodies being trucked from one mass grave to ...

I have spent the last two weeks wondering what “left wing terrorism” is. Back in the day, it was straightforward. A lone gunman shoots up a congressional baseball game and seriously injures a ...

Syria’s interim leader assures the Russian president that his government will honour all past agreements with Moscow.

BEIRUT – Syria's foreign minister arrived in Lebanon's capital on Friday as the two neighbors attempt to reset relations which have been tense for decades. Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani held talks ...

Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji, right, shakes hands with his Syrian counterpart Asaad al-Shibani before their meeting in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Syria’s defense minister announced a ceasefire Tuesday after overnight clashes between government forces and ...

ALEPPO, Syria (AP) — Syria’s minister of defense announced a ceasefire Tuesday after overnight clashes between security forces and Kurdish fighters in neighborhoods of the northern Syrian city of ...

Tensions have been building over government attempts to bring the Kurdish-led region in northeastern Syria under its authority. Kurdish leaders have so far resisted. By Carlotta Gall Reporting from ...

Exiled Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad was hospitalized recently after being poisoned while hiding out in Russia, according to a human rights watchdog. al-Assad, a longtime ally of Russian President ...