From exile in Moscow, ex-intel chief Kamal Hassan and Assad cousin Rami Makhlouf are spending millions in competing efforts to build fighting forces to lead a revolt along Syria’s coast. The ...

A look at Vladimir Putin's foreign policy, focusing on Russia's influence in Syria, its relationship with Bashar al-Assad, and the ongoing implications of the Ukrainian war.

President Donald Trump is set to meet with his national security team amid growing scrutiny over a September military strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean ...

The U.S. and its allies held territory in eastern Syria as part of their campaign against the terror group. Russia, backing ...

The government faces a dilemma over what to do with civil-war-era prisons and detention camps that hold thousands of ISIS ...

The country certainly still faces many challenges. But some things are now going right there — and those are worth our ...

As celebrations erupted in Lebanon to commemorate the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, Hezbollah supporters held ...

The December 2024 fall of the Bashar al-Assad government marks a historic turning point for Syria, and after decades of ...

Netanyahu pledges support for Druze minority during visit Israel has expanded military presence in Syria post-Assad Syria demands return to original buffer zone, Israel refuses US-brokered talks for ...

Syria has just put a big Western flag in its gas patch. The state-owned Syrian Petroleum Company has signed a memorandum of understanding with ConocoPhillips and U.S.-based Novaterra to develop ...

Syrian transitional authorities have taken positive steps on justice, transparency and rights but failed to prevent continued ...