The interim government in Damascus has called for a powerful Kurdish-led militia backed by the United States to disarm and ...

The international community has promised to help Syria make a peaceful transition to power, at a meeting in Paris to promote ...

In a recent international conference in Paris, France's president suggested that Syria's new authorities should consider a ...

It’s the third conference on Syria since Assad was ousted in December, and the first since President Donald Trump’s ...

The terrorist group Da’esh, also known as ISIL, remains a serious global security threat despite years of sustained efforts to dismantle its operations, UN counter-terrorism officials warned during a ...

Donald Trump's proposal to "take over" Gaza and relocate its population has raised concerns about potential regional ...

Car bombs and militant attacks may no longer a daily concern in the streets of Baghdad, but many young Iraqis say their ...

BAGHDAD — The fall of Bashar Assad in Syria has led Iran-allied factions ... about the possibility of extending the coalition’s mandate. Iraqi government spokesperson Bassim al-Awadi said ...

In Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa has been named as interim president to lead the transition. Sharaa is head of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, which led the rebel coalition that toppled Bashar al-Assad.

DAMASCUS - Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa was declared president for a transitional phase on Wednesday, tightening his hold on power less than two months after he led a campaign that toppled ...

Instead, the Allies gave Feisal Syria under a French mandate. When Feisal took his kingship seriously, the French kicked him out. Chastened, he was given the British mandate of Irak. Complained he ...

French authorities also accuse Assad of complicity in crimes against humanity. Syria's civil war, which began in 2011 with Assad's crackdown on protesters, has killed more than half a million ...