Syria suffered a nationwide power outage on Tuesday night due to malfunctions at several points in the national grid, a spokesperson from the energy ministry told Reuters.

These groups today represent approximately 25-30 per cent of the population, with Kurds comprising the largest group at around 10-15 per cent.

Cafe shops used to be filled with foreign tourists. But due to the changed circumstances, Syria has turned into ruins.

The choice of cabinet officials was seen as a litmus test for whether the rebels who ousted Bashar al-Assad would deliver on ...

Syria’s new transitional government has been sworn in nearly four months after the Assad family was removed from power and as ...

Since the early 2000s, Turkey has relied on a foreign policy approach that emphasised cooperation instead of competition.

The recent murders of Alawite civilians in Syria's coastal region has caused concern among the country's other religious minorities too. On March 6, loyalists who support Syria's ousted President ...

Syria's Christians are a minority in flux. There are concerns about instability and insecurity in the country alongside ...

Chemical weapons inspectors have been taken by Syria's caretaker authorities to previously unseen production and storage ...

Since the onset of the conflict in 2011, the economic situation in Syria has sharply deteriorated. More than 90% of the Syrian population 1 is now living below the poverty line. During the conflict, ...

The lifting of sanctions is part of a broader Western strategy to secure strategic influence along the Eastern Mediterranean.

Here’s a look at Kurdish people. Kurds do not have an official homeland or country. Most reside within countries in the Middle East including northern Iraq, eastern Turkey, western Iran and small ...