The fall of Bashar al-Assad after a violent 13-year civil war was hailed as a new era for the embattled country, But, after just two months, many are fearful that they’ve just replaced one dangerous ...

Abdi dismissed the idea of Syrian Kurds seeking independence or an autonomous government akin to Iraq’s Kurdistan Region.

DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria's new authorities are using Islamic teachings to train a fledgling police force, a move officers ...

The regime of Bashar al-Assad has collapsed. He has fled Damascus for Moscow, leaving Syria’s rebels – diverse in tribe, race, and religion – in control. Torture chambers like those at ...

After a coalition of rebels toppled the Assad regime, the interim government they have set up in Damascus has moved quickly ...

The tomb also houses the graves of Bashar al-Assad's wife Anisa and eldest son ... trying to avoid talking about religion. He continues: "May I give you a brotherly nice advice?

Donald Trump’s pick to oversee 18 intelligence agencies with a $100 billion spy budget is facing renewed scrutiny over an unannounced trip to Syria in 2017 where she met with the now-deposed dictator ...

Syria gained independence in 1946 and in 1970, Hafez al-Assad, the father of Bashar al-Assad took power ... culture, or religion. These would be significantly important to many Middle Eastern ...

The Assad family's 54-year rule of Syria came to an abrupt end Sunday when President Bashar al-Assad fled Damascus ... He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents.

Syria’s first post-Assad protests broke out on Dec. 25 after a video claiming to show the destruction of an Alawite shrine ...

During a visit to Syria, after Assad's fall, Shahira Salloum, managing editor of Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, reflects on Syria's ...