By Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune When President Donald Trump met Syria’s new president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, for the first time last month, he came away impressed with the man’s vision, stamina and ...

Three United Nations agencies warned on Thursday of looming famine in a conflict-stricken part of South Sudan. People in 11 of 13 counties in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state now face emergency levels ...

In recent months, American officials have raised the fate of Austin Tice in talks with Syria’s new leadership, led by its ...

Unexploded ordnance poses an elevated risk in the wake of the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, as displaced Syrians return home.

Assad’s regime on Dec. 8, 2024, after the rebel military operation “Deterrence of Aggression” and the establishment of a ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on Thursday announced a series of measures aimed at ...

The government of Bashar al-Assad made the media in Syria a tool of its propaganda. It arrested and intimidated writers and journalists who opposed the official line. Books were censored and ...

A CNN investigation, which draws on interviews with witnesses, exclusive videos and images, gives searing new insight into the scope of abuses allegedly carried out under the command of Sayf Boulad ...

Binance reopens services in Syria after Trump lifts US sanctions, enabling crypto access for millions of residents and ...

Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions ...

Mr Hassan founded the National Defence Forces, a pro-regime militia formed after the outbreak of civil war. The group was ...