On Thursday, both parties commenced a coordinated prisoner exchange in Aleppo, a significant step forward following the ...

The Syrian government is also trying to deal with the fallout of clashes in Latakia in which numerous civilians were killed by extremists. Syrian interim-President Ahmad al-Sharaa in front of the ...

Days before his troops overthrew the regime of Bashar Assad, Ahmad al-Sharaa declared that Syria deserves a system in which no “single ruler makes arbitrary decisions.” Sharaa, once a feared ...

"Assad and Al-Sharaa are both enemy regimes," says Sheikh Abdallah Al-Tamimi, a Syrian scholar and peace activist who has lived in exile. Professor Abdallah Khalil Al-Tamimi, a Syrian religious ...

Roses have filled the Syrian capital, Damascus, as people openly celebrated the anniversary of the revolution for the first time in 14 years after the toppling of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad ...

The Canadian government has announced plans to ease sanctions on Syria as the interim government in Damascus seeks international support. Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly on Wednesday said ...

Syria’s interim president Ahmed Al-Sharaa reached an agreement on Tuesday with leaders of the minority Druze community to integrate their home province of Suweyda into state institutions.

Syria's new government has taken a step toward unifying its control of the country. They made a deal with Kurdish groups. These are groups with U.S. backing who have controlled a lot of territory ...

Ms. Hall is a senior fellow with the Middle East program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Four months after the euphoria that marked the sudden ouster of Bashar al-Assad ...

Syria’s new transitional government was sworn in Saturday nearly four months after the Assad family was removed from power and as the new authorities in Damascus work to bring back stability to ...

As part of an effort to deepen its influence in southern Syria, Israel has been seeking stronger ties with the Druse religious minority that holds sway there. By Aaron Boxerman Reporting from ...