The president-elect may want to withdraw U.S. troops from the area, but if he does, he’d put a victory he’s proud of at risk.

As Syria’s new Islamist rulers reshape the way schools teach the nation’s history, students struggle to navigate the traumas ...

Before this December, Syria had largely been forgotten by the world. Initially, the 2011 revolution, which quickly morphed into a bloody civil war, grabbed headlines – first through revolt ...

Kwid remains optimistic, emphasizing the team’s unity and determination to rise above the challenges and represent Syria on ...

Built by the Soviet Union, Syria’s main backer during the Cold War, in the late Sixties, it was now showing its age. In 2011, just before the civil war forced the plant to close for five years, Mr ...

"I believe there will be violent fighting, the end of which we do not know," a top Syrian Democratic Council official told Newsweek.

The targeting of Syria's military sites has also revealed deep neglect by Assad. Years of corruption and a decade of civil war had hollowed ... without any explanation, before reappearing there ...

Before the war, oil accounted for two-thirds of Syria’s exports and agriculture made up roughly a quarter of economic activity. More recently, Syria’s most profitable export was captagon ...

While not all reserves would be held in cash, the drop is substantial compared with before the war. At the end of 2011, Syria's central bank reported $14 billion in foreign reserves, according to ...

Built by the Soviet Union, Syria’s main backer during the Cold War, in the late Sixties, it was now showing its age. In 2011, just before the civil war forced the plant to close for five years ...