A U.S. envoy says that Syria’s central government and the Kurds remain at odds over plans on merging their forces after the ...

Britain reestablished full diplomatic relations with Syria on Saturday, more than a decade after cutting ties, as Foreign ...

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Britain said on Saturday it was reestablishing diplomatic relations with Syria, as foreign minister David Lammy visited the ...

Upon his return to London, Sir Moses was given a hero’s welcome, including a big ceremony and special synagogue services, and, when he met with Queen Victoria to present her with the firman, she hon ...

A Reuters investigation found 40 distinct sites of killings, looting and arson during three days of sectarian massacres ...

Syria’s Interior Ministry says the sleeper cell behind a deadly church explosion near Damascus belonged to the Islamic State ...

The Syrian authorities said the assailant had opened fire on congregants at the Mar Elias Church in Dweila, a neighborhood of Damascus, before detonating an explosive vest.

Syrian rebels seized Damascus on Sunday, and long-time President Bashar Assad fled the battle-scarred country amid the stunning collapse of his regime after 13 years of war.

Damascus is the focus of efforts by Syria’s president, Ahmed al-Shara, to build an administration that can put the country back together and ensure water, electricity and security.

On Sunday, June 22, the solemnity of Corpus Christi, at least 25 people were killed after two armed men stormed the Greek Orthodox Church of St. Elias in Douailah, on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria.

DAMASCUS, June 12 (Reuters) - Middle East leaders and their Western allies have been warning that Islamic State could exploit the fall of the Assad regime to stage a comeback in Syria and ...