With the disintegration of the Syrian state after 2011, the Kurds in northeast Syria became key players in shaping the country’s future. The recent agreement between Damascus and the Kurdish-led ...

The European Union and its international partners have committed €5.8 billion to support Syria and its neighboring countries.

Turkey, which hosts nearly three million Syrian refugees, also urged reconstruction of Syria "to encourage returns". Turkish deputy foreign minister Nuh Yilmaz will attend the Brussels conference.

The European Union is hosting a donor conference to garner support for a peaceful transition in Syria following the ouster of President Bashar Assad in December ...

Turkey, which hosts nearly three million Syrian refugees, also urged reconstruction of Syria “to encourage returns.” Turkish deputy foreign minister Nuh Yilmaz will attend the Brussels conference.

As Syria and international partners negotiate the country’s future, France has sought to be a convening power. While France has a history of influence in the Middle East, it will have to balance ...

as a result of which the Syrian nationals were forcibly returned to Syria, from where they had fled,” the UN refugee agency said. The UNHCR renewed its call for states to refrain from pushbacks ...