The hopes of liberalization raised at the start of Hafez al-Assad's son's rule were short-lived. Urged by his family, the ...

ELLIOTT ABRAMS is Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. He served in senior positions ...

This week's Farda Briefing looks into U.S. President Donald Trump’s seemingly reluctant return to his "maximum pressure" ...

The specter of an uncontrolled jihadist resurgence is just one of the potential challenges facing Syria as the new government ...

The recent developments indicate the reshaping of regional security architecture in the Middle East. It also reflects the ...

In an interview, Murhaf Abu Qasra, a onetime leader in Syria’s insurgency, discussed moves by authorities in Damascus to ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian signed the Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in order to bring the relations between the two countries to a n ...

Alexey Dedov emphasized that because the West has condoned Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon, Syria and the West Bank, the leadership of the Jewish state now has a "feeling of impunity" ...

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

A strategic partnership treaty between Iran and Russia may address issues like security, energy, trade, investment, and ...

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R–S.C.) has finally found a war he doesn't like. During a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ...

Amid rising tensions with the US and Israel, Iran has acquired Sukhoi-35 fighter jets from Russia, sparking concerns among ...