The aim is to head off a return to civil conflict that could complicate efforts to curb radical Islamist groups.

Hundreds of thousands of people in Australia's Queensland state were without power on Sunday after Alfred, a downgraded tropical cyclone, brought damaging winds and heavy rains, sparking flood ...

A series of violent clashes in Syria points to both the lingering Russian and Iranian presence in the country, as well as the ...

Russia shipped a diesel cargo to Syria onboard a tanker under U.S. sanctions, the first known such direct supply to the ...

DOGE must release its records, judge orders. In a 37-page ruling issued on Monday, U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ...

Russia has sought a rapprochement with Syria’s new rulers, including with an injection of cash for Syria’s central bank.

"The American role was a positive role and in the interest of Syria and the Syrians," an SDF political wing adviser told ...

Many local residents who fled killings targeting the Alawite community are resisting the government’s efforts to get them to ...

In northeast Syria, revelers took to the streets after the announcement of a breakthrough deal between the central government ...

Just hours after Islamist rebels ousted longtime Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in December, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood at edge of the occupied Golan Heights and looked out over ...

It has been negotiating to establish a naval base there but with no success, according to Libyan, European and U.S. officials. Now Russia has a fresh opportunity to rebuild its presence in Syria ...

"Israel's big fear is that Turkey comes in and protects this new Syrian Islamist order, which then ends up being a base for Hamas and other militants," said Mr Aron Lund, a fellow at US-based ...