Syria has been wracked by a new wave of deadly sectarian violence that has placed the spotlight on the Druze minority at the ...

In Syria, Druze fighters have clashed both with neighbouring Bedouin tribes and with forces loyal to the Islamist government, ...

US President Donald Trump sides with Turkey and Saudi Arabia in backing new leader, former guerrilla Ahmed al-Sharaa.

Bashar al-Assad is the second son of Hafez al-Assad, a military officer who led a coup in 1970 and ruled Syria for nearly 30 years. Born in Damascus, the younger Assad was just 5 years old when ...

The Russian Foreign Ministry on Thursday condemned Israeli air strikes on Syria as violations of the country's sovereignty and international law."The new wave of violence in Syria is deeply concerning ...

After violence broke out in Druze-majority Sweida, 1,000 Israeli Druze burst through the fence into Syria. Most have returned ...

Assad's 24-year rule ended abruptly as a coalition of rebel forces, led by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), launched a rapid ...

After nearly 14 years of devastating war, the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has come to an end, with rebel forces taking control of the capital Damascus. The 24-year rule of Assad ...

An Israeli minister has called for Syria's President Ahmad Al Shara to be "eliminated", after a ceasefire failed to put an ...

Before Bashar al-Assad became president, he was viewed by various Syrian social groups as rather bookish, not someone with the instincts or the drive to lead a country.

Millions of Syrians fled during the civil war more than a decade ago. After the fall of dictator Bashar al-Assad in December, many are considering returning home. But what is left to return to?