The US said it has decided not to pursue a $10mn reward it had offered for the capture of a Syrian rebel leader whose forces ...

Opinion: Why is a president who said it’s a top priority to return American hostages not taking full advantage of this ...

Rebels and others are opening the gates of Assad’s many prisons, and the world is watching as captives walk from their cells ...

During a "Direct Line" Q&A session combined with his annual press conference on Thursday, Putin clarified that he had not yet met with Assad after his arrival in Moscow but plans to speak with him ...

Transitions between administrations often become quiet periods of several months for hostage cases. But after 12 years in ...

Roger Carstens, the Biden administration's top official for freeing Americans held overseas, is in Syria for a high-risk ...

To my colleagues in the press,” Hunter wrote recently, asking for support, “do not let Austin Tice be forgotten. Keep asking ...

Now, more than any moment since he was taken from us, we have reason to believe that Austin may return. The government of ...

The high-level delegation arrived to engage in talks with Syria's interim leadership, the State Department confirmed early ...

It was the first time U.S. officials have formally visited Damascus since the U.S. Embassy there was shuttered in 2012 as the ...