For his first official trip as secretary of state, Marco Rubio went to Panama. The transportation secretary and Vice ...

At least five people were wounded or killed after what has been reported as a bomb detonated at the Alye Parusa residential ...

This more detailed road map for Syria's future followed a day after al-Sharaa's first speech at the "Conference for Announcing the Victory of the Syrian Revolution." After he was officially ...

The arrival of the first top Russian diplomat in Damascus since Bashar al-Assad’s fall kicks off negotiations over the fate ...

One day after the announcement of Syria's new interim president, the former leader of the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham militia, Ahmed al-Sharaa, held his first presidential address to the nation. ...

Sharaa, Syria’s president, spoke to The Economist on January 31st in Damascus. The conversation has been translated and ...

The Islamist former insurgents now in charge need to build popular support and demonstrate rule of law. And they’re finding ...

An Israeli tank on a damaged road in Madinat al-Baath, Syria, on Jan. 23. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post) The new construction, visible in satellite imagery, suggests an extended presence.

Syria’s former governing party, the Baath, is no more. The party had ruled the country for decades until it was overthrown, along with former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, on December 8 ...

Feb 1 (Reuters) - Syria's transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa will visit Saudi Arabia on Sunday, the Saudi-owned Al Arabiya TV reported on Saturday, citing sources. It will be Sharaa's first ...

DAMASCUS, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Syrian authorities have arrested a former senior security officer and cousin of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad seen by some as responsible for sparking the country's ...

In December 2024, a handful of rebel groups led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham ousted the brutal dictatorship that had ruled Syria for five decades and set up an interim administration. Now, foreign ...