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

French President Emmanuel Macron urged Syria's interim government to cooperate with a U.S.-led coalition fighting against ...

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

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday urged Syria's new leaders to ensure "governance that is representative and ...

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 ...

Since Islamist rebels overthrew the Assad dictatorship in Syria, Egypt, with parallels in its own recent history, has watched warily. By Vivian Yee Reporting from Cairo Soon after Islamist rebels ...

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 ...