The recent surge of violence in Syria lays bare the challenges interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa faces in delivering on his promise to lead a more unified country.

Of the more than 60,000 businesses in the sector, once one of Syria's most productive and the pride of the city, only 10% are ...

When he arrived in the town of Masaoudiyeh in northern Lebanon earlier this month, fleeing massacres on Syria's Mediterranean ...

Security forces managed to suppress the rioters and regain control of the institution, but a number of convicts managed to escape ...

Lattakia, SANA-A civilian was killed in an explosion of a landmine left behind by the former regime in the eastern Lattakia ...

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Adam Kelwick from Liverpool's Abdullah Quilliam Mosque is touring Syria to distribute meals and money during Ramadan ...

The bloodletting between Alawites and forces backing Syria’s new government surprised many. But tensions had been building ...

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 ...

Syria’s new leadership faces allegations of mass killings, as Alawite communities endure field executions and mass ...

The cries for revenge reached fever pitch on March 6. Dozens of messages posted by various armed factions on social media, ...