Despite Syrian President Bashar Assad's ouster last month in a lightning insurgency, the country’s dire economic conditions ...

The second batch of Israeli hostages set to be released by Hamas this weekend are four female soldiers. That's according to ...

While it’s unclear what exact political path Syria will take, the dilemmas the country faces are similar to the experiences ...

As insurgents raced across Syria in a surprise offensive launched in the country’s northwest late last year, officials from ...

Fighting between Syrian Kurds -who a decade ago clawed out an autonomous territory in the country's northeast- and Turkish-backed militias is posing a serious threat to the current stability.

KEVIN KNODELL / KKNODELL @STARADVERTISER.COM Allen Hoe showed soldiers a tattered old flag Wednesday that he and fellow ...

The new Syrian regime can only be trusted if it concedes meaningful decentralization to the country’s minority groups.

"The terrorists get a vote, and they're voting to keep fighting," former Trump counterterrorism envoy Nathan Sales told ...

Thirty-three hostages are set to be released over the next six weeks in the ceasefire deal reached on Wednesday. The ...

Analysis-Efforts to End Kurdish Militant Conflict in Turkey Face Syria Test By Daren Butler, Ece Toksabay and Umit Ozdal ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) - Talks aimed at ending a 40-year-old militant ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

In the following article, I respond to these esteemed Israeli officials by explaining why the federal model is unsuitable for Syria, just as it failed in Iraq. Syria is a highly diverse society ...