Syria’s Druze are mostly split between the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and Mount Hermon, Sweida (in an area called Jabal al-Druze, or Mountain of the Druze), and a couple of Damascus’s ...

In December, a consortium of rebel factions led by the group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham unexpectedly toppled the dictator Bashar al-Assad, whose family had ruled Syria for five decades. The new regime in ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Israel’s air force struck near Syria’s presidential palace early Friday after warning Syrian authorities not to march toward villages inhabited by members of a ...

Syria cannot hope to rebuild itself if it fails in preventing sectarian tensions from erupting into wide-scale violence. In late April, rumors spread in Syria about an audio recording allegedly ...

Hind Kabawat hopes her long experience as a conflict mediator can help Syria’s next generation. The challenges are immense. Hind Kabawat, the only female minister in Syria’s new government ...

FILE - Hamas fighters attend the funeral procession of a Hamas official Samer al-Haj who was killed on Friday by an Israeli drone strike, at Ein el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp, in the southern ...

Israel has stepped up military action in Syria since fall of Assad Syria's Islamist rulers have pledged to govern in inclusive way Outbreaks of sectarian violence have stoked minorities' fears ...

The town of Pilot Mountain will welcome people from across the area and beyond this weekend for the 42nd annual Mayfest, sponsored by the Pilot Mountain Civic Club.The event aims to bring the ...

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa confirmed Wednesday that Syria has engaged in indirect talks with Israel aimed at easing tensions between the two countries. At a press conference with French ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Israel’s air force struck near Syria’s presidential palace early Friday after warning Syrian authorities not to march toward villages inhabited by members of a minority ...

This combination of photos shows U.S. President Donald Trump, left, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 13, 2025 and Syria's President ... or Holy Mountain, on the peninsula of Mount Athos in northern ...