Middle East leaders and their Western allies have been warning that Islamic State could exploit the fall of the Assad regime ...

Syrian authorities have also been grappling with attacks by suspected Assad loyalists, outbreaks of deadly sectarian violence ...

The rules are aimed at "enhancing public safety standards and preserving public decency", state media reports.

Syria's Islamist-led government has decreed that women should wear burkinis or other swimwear that covers the body at public ...

BEIRUT (Reuters) -Peace between Syria and Israel is "very possible", a Trump-linked evangelical Christian pastor said after ...

Signs that Syria is taking a more Islamist direction raise warning signs for liberal and more secular Syrians and for Western ...

Syria's Islamist-led government has said women should wear burkinis or other swimwear that covers the body on public beaches, ...

Syria’s new leaders founded a group that cooperates with former Assad supporters to foster stability. It has set off a ...

So far, the results of these efforts appear limited. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The number of people displaced by war and persecution around the world remained "untenably high" at above 122 million this ...

The decree has sparked concern that Syria’s new government could be veering toward a more strict Islamist governance system.

The Al-Kharrat family in Syria has kept the tradition of Sema, or the dance of the whirling dervishes, alive for decades.