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

Without meaningful steps from Tel Aviv, normalisation is a non-starter - but after years of war, Damascus cannot afford a ...

Flash Drive' grippingly captures the enduring spirit of Syrians as they navigate the horrors of war, battling both Assad’s ...

The regime set up by Hafez al-Assad after the coup d'état of November 13, 1970, had only one objective: Its own continuity, ...

France, like other EU countries, has expressed a desire to engage with Syria’s new administration and lift sanctions on the ...

After dinner with the Kurdish family with whom we are staying, we sit down in front of the TV. The host flicks through the many Turkish channels. Most show the same heated discussions. The so-called ...

Most Gaza residents are the descendants of Palestinian refugees driven to the enclave in a 1948 war. They harbor a deep fear ...

A prominent media professor has been arrested and suspended for her alleged role in helping the Assad regime persecute ...

In-depth: After Assad's fall, Syrian civil society is reorganising for an inclusive political transition and to claim a role ...

Turkey and Syria are working together on a joint strategy to confront security threats in the region to ensure the safety of both countries, says Sharaa ...

An Indonesian woman who felt duped into joining the Islamic State’s ”caliphate“ in Syria tells TIME of the challenges of ...