Rebel fighters who are now part of Syria's new de facto government have been destroying large shipments of Captagon, an addictive drug that was mass produced by the ousted Assad regime.

Syria's defence minister said Wednesday that Damascus was open to talks with Kurdish-led forces on their integration into the national army but stood ready to use force should negotiations fail.

Languages: English. You can get in touch with Maya by emailing m.mehrara@newsweek.com. Syria has ended its Tartus port contract with Russia, allocating management of the facility to Damascus ...

Where, when and how did civilians organize during the Syrian civil war that started in the aftermath of the Arab Spring in 2011 and lasted until the toppling of President Bashar Assad in late 2024?

France has issued a new arrest warrant for former Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad on charges related to war crimes committed in 2017, according to a source close to the case. Assad, who was ...

Tulsi Gabbard’s team scrambled to minimize the appearance of her 2017 meeting with former Syrian President Bashar Al Assad, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. Donald Trump’s pick for ...

As the international community celebrates the fall of another dictatorship following the collapse of Syria’s Assad regime, the future of women’s rights remains precarious. Power transitions in ...

Staffers for Rep. Tulsi Gabbard were wrestling with a question: Had she really met with the authoritarian leader of Syria for almost three hours? It was Feb. 5, 2017, and the Hawaii Democrat ...

By Erika Solomon The mother of Austin Tice, an American journalist abducted in Syria, said on Monday that she had met with Syria’s new leader in Damascus and expressed hope that “a page will ...

Syrians chant slogans and wave the Syrian flag as they gather for Friday prayers at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus on December 13, 2024 [Leo Correa/AP Photo] It has been more than a month since ...

CAIRO, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa congratulated U.S. President Donald Trump on his inauguration in a statement on Monday, saying he is looking forward to improving ...

BRUSSELS, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The European Union is considering a step-by-step suspension of multiple economic sanctions targeting Syria as it seeks to support the country’s transition ...