Israel has attacked Syrian government forces near Damascus in what it says is a bid to protect a religious minority. The Israeli airstrike and recent clashes between Druze and Sunni Muslim ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — At least 10 people were killed on Tuesday after clashes broke out in a suburb of the Syrian capital between local gunmen belonging to the minority Druze sect and pro ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — At least 10 people were killed on Tuesday after clashes broke out in a suburb of the Syrian capital between local gunmen belonging to the minority Druze sect and pro-government ...

Unknown individuals broke into the Jewish cemetery in Damascus on Wednesday night and desecrated the grave of Rabbi Chaim Vital, a leading kabbalist and leading student of Arizal, Rabbi Isaac Luria.

Algerian authorities rounded up more than 1,800 migrants and left them at the Nigerien border in a record expulsion earlier this month, a Niger-based migrant rights group said Thursday. Alarmphone ...

Syria on Thursday welcomed the United Kingdom’s announcement of lifting restrictions on 12 Syrian entities. In a statement, the Syrian Foreign Ministry said it “welcomes the UK’s recent ...

The Assad regime collapsed in December last year after rebels led by proscribed group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) stormed the capital Damascus, forcing the president to flee after 24 years in charge.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Thursday he will “meet soon” with U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss relations between the two countries. Ramaphosa said he had spoken to Trump ...

Just 37 percent of respondents said they support Trump’s approach to economic issues, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday, April 23. That marks a sharp drop from the 42 percent ...

A senior figure in the Palestinian Islamic Jihad revealed that the group has received “assurances” from Syrian authorities on the recent arrest of two of its senior officials in Damascus. Speaking to ...

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa told US Representative Cory Mills during a meeting in Damascus on Saturday that Syria would consider joining the Abraham Accords if the right conditions were met. The ...

Syrian security forces arrested two Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) leaders in Damascus on Sunday evening, local reports said. The individuals were identified as Khaled Khaled, the head of the PIJ ...