As part of an effort to deepen its influence in southern Syria, Israel has been seeking stronger ties with the Druse religious minority that holds sway there. By Aaron Boxerman Reporting from ...

By Ben Hubbard Syria’s new president has spoken often about the urgency of merging the many armed groups that fought to topple the strongman Bashar al-Assad into a unified national army.

10 dead in cross-border clashes, 52 wounded in Lebanon Hezbollah accused of involvement, denies allegations Syrian troops reinforce border, fire into air BEIRUT, March 17 (Reuters) - Lebanon's ...

The head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed in Iraq in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service along with U.S.-led coalition forces, U.S. Central ...

EU conference aims to gather aid pledges for Syria's recovery Pledges expected to be lower due to US aid cuts, says Lahbib Syria competes with other conflicts for aid, Pederson says BRUSSELS ...

BEIRUT (AP) — Fighting erupted along the border between Lebanon and Syria overnight into Monday, Syrian state media reported, after three Syrian soldiers were killed in earlier clashes.

The Trump administration and Israel approached the governments of Sudan and Somalia, and have also been interested in Syria, as potential places to resettle Palestinians from Gaza, according to ...

Syrian human rights activist Ribal al-Assad tore into Europe for lifting sanctions against the nation’s new "terrorist" regime, which he warned is no better than his first cousin, ousted leader ...

BEIRUT - Syrian troops exchanged fire with Lebanese soldiers and armed groups in northeast Lebanon overnight and into Monday in a new round of clashes along the border. The mountainous frontier ...

Since the fall of Syria’s ex-dictator Bashar Al-Assad, the EU has promised to support the new interim government for democratic transition and has suspended several sanctions that were targeted ...

The European Parliament urged the EU to find ways to use the frozen assets of the Assad regime for Syrian reconstruction. “The European Parliament invites the EU to explore pathways to use ...

We drove through cities like Jableh, on Syria's Mediterranean coast, almost unrecognisable now. The bustling streets, markets and shops are silent, apart from the sirens of passing General ...