In the early 1800s, a Swiss explorer tricked his way into Petra, the ancient oasis whose location had been a closely ... Petra developed into the thriving capital of the Nabataean kingdom.

Assad’s ouster has seen his Iranian allies end crucial oil supplies. Meanwhile, many economic sanctions that initially ...

Syria’s interim president is in the Turkish capital for talks expected to focus on Syria’s economic recovery and the presence ...

Hospitals workers say at least 19 people were killed all but one of them women when a car bomb exploded on the outskirts of a ...

Zour, which remains divided between Syria's new government and a Kurdish-backed militia, is a hostage to competing ambitions.

Syria says it's open to allowing Russia to keep hold of two key military bases, months after rebel groups ousted Kremlin ally ...

The head of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), a global non-proliferation agency, will meet ...

In their first meeting, Syria’s interim president ... and the public comments by the two leaders after they met in the Turkish capital, Ankara, made clear that they are both looking to the ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria is open to letting Russia ... He spoke from his office in the Defense Ministry building in the capital, where the former regime’s seal was ripped from its facade.

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani was the first head of state to visit the Syrian capital after Assad was ousted in December. The warming ties with Arab leaders represent a major shift ...

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met Sharaa in Damascus on Thursday, becoming the first head of state to visit the Syrian capital since Bashar al-Assad was ousted in December.