Victorious Islamist rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa spends his days conferring with advisers and meeting a stream of visitors — ...

The new Islamist-led government promises moderation, but officials aren’t committing to such issues as women’s rights or free ...

Even with hopes running high, so much can go wrong when a country ousts a longtime dictator and tries to start anew.

Palestinian health officials say an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in central Gaza killed at least seven ...

US diplomats have arrived in Syria to speak directly to the new Islamist-led rulers, hoping to encourage a moderate, ...

President Joe Biden may not always be aware of his surroundings or activities, but he surely knows that Christmas is ...

Syria’s nearly 14-year-old civil war fragmented the country, crumbled the economy and created fertile ground for the ...

Abu Mohammed al-Jolani spoke to supporters at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus hours after ... In that year, the Jolani family ...

A victorious Abu Mohammed al-Golani, a former leader of the al-Qaida branch in Syria, stepped into the historic Umayyad Mosque in Damascus like the conquering hero. Thousands of Syrians displaced by ...

Jordan was to host US, EU, Turkish and Arab diplomats yesterday for high-level talks on Syria, a day after celebrations in ...

The gatherings illustrated the dramatic changes that have swept over Syria less ... heart of Damascus Huge crowds, including some insurgents, packed the historic Umayyad Mosque in the capital's ...