federal civilian government over all of Syria, or descend into infighting that plunges the country into a new civil war. Map: The Economist The early signs have been encouraging, though it is far ...

European foreign ministers agreed on a “road map ... immense. Syria’s New President: Ahmed al-Shara sat down for an interview at the presidential palace in the country’s capital, Damascus ...

As rebels advanced toward the Syrian capital of Damascus ... authoritarian grip on Syria, causing jubilation among his victims and enemies, scrambling the strategic map of the Middle East and ...

At the historic Umayyad Mosque in the heart of Damascus, a red, white, black and green flag flies. On the other side of the Syrian capital, former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s palace burns.

But he never re-established control over all of Syria, and the remaining areas under his rule crumbled swiftly when rebels launched a surprise offensive on Nov. 27. For now, the capital Damascus ...

Lifting them “is the key for stability of Syria,” he said. The road map document outlines several reasons sanctions relief is in Europe’s interests. One of those is that the E.U. has an ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Khadija al-Ali was just 3 years ... Palestinian state that would also include the West Bank and a capital in East Jerusalem. Many regional experts say the president's plan ...

Whispers were already coming out of Syria that something was happening, first in the northern city of Aleppo, but moving south toward the capital, Damascus, day by day. Naomi, the second-youngest ...

For a good number of the militants, many of whom hail from Syria’s rural regions, it was their first time entering the capital. “It’s the capital of Syria, so of course it’s beautiful.

The U.S., worried about the resurgence of an ISIS stronghold, has struck targets associated with the Islamic State in central Syria ... and now controls the capital city. But the Islamist militant ...

Israeli forces have reportedly advanced deep into southern Syria, reaching approximately 16 miles southwest of Damascus, two ...

But with Assad's ouster on Dec. 8, a convoy of White Helmets rolled south from Syria's rebel-held northwest, into the heart of the capital. "I felt joy, grief and shock all jumbled together ...