Sense and political realism oblige writers to contain their emotions and focus on methodology and intellect, expressing joys and sorrows cautiously and only within reason. However, if our brief time ...

Residents of Syria’s capital are picnicking on a once-forbidden mountaintop and trading openly in dollars and imported ...

The tunnels, seen by an AFP correspondent, are among secrets of president Bashar Al Assad's rule exposed since rebels toppled ...

Syria’s 54-year dictatorship under Hafez al-Assad and his son Bashar, now exiled in Russia, was one of the world’s most despised regimes.

The foreign ministers from Germany and France visited the notorious Sednaya prison near Damascus on Friday, a symbol of the ...

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When Syrian rebels roared into Damascus after a lightning advance on the capital, they exalted in their triumph over ...

Among many other time-tested attributes, the Jewish people have a long memory. Aid us in the manner of the ancient Persian ...

Syria's long-ruling Baath party has frozen its activities after insurgents overthrew President Bashar Assad weeks ago.

Following the overthrow of President Bashar Assad, Syria's Baath party has frozen its activities, signaling the end of its ...

Asma al-Assad reportedly has a 50-50 chance of surviving after she fled from Syria to Russia earlier this month.

The wife and daughter of the former Syrian president's cousin have been arrested at Beirut airport with forged passports.