Ever since its revolution in 1979, Iran has cultivated a network of proxies and friends throughout the Middle East. For years ...

A Syrian military operation against remnants of the former Assad regime has now ended, having sparked some of the worst ...

"To be honest, the Alawites clearly ask for international protection," a former Syrian diplomat told Newsweek.

The new Syrian government has signed a deal with to integrate the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militia into the ...

Before delving into what happened on the Syrian coast, we must first rewind to the beginning of the Syrian events to see the ...

The Kurdish-led and U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, which controls much of Syria's oil-rich northeast, signed a deal ...

The violence in Syria in recent days has shown how difficult it will be to unite a fractured country with deeply held ...

Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa has said that he will punish “even among those closest” to him for participating in ...

Iran’s foreign ministry said Monday there was “no justification” for attacks on minorities in Syria, including Alawites, the ...

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It began on March 6, forces in the coastal region came under attack from fighters under the Assad regime.  Read more at ...

Syria's interim President Ahmed Sharaa said mass killings of members of ousted President Bashar al-Assad's minority sect were ...