Firefighting efforts have been hampered by the presence of mines and unexploded ordnance left over from the civil war, as the country grapples with the worst drought in decades.

President Trump signed an executive order this week lifting most sanctions on Syria. Ahead of that action, U.S. officials ...

The Alwaites, who primarily live in Syria's coastal regions, particularly in the provinces of Latakia and Tartus, are ...

Thousands of Syria’s Jews left in recent decades. But after Assad’s ouster and easing of sanctions, they can now reconnect ...

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order later Monday terminating the US sanctions program, against Syria, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said, a bid to boost the nation’s economy ...

US President, Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order terminating a US sanctions program on Syria, a move that opens ...

The order removes various sanctions on Syria, effective July 1, while keeping those on former President Bashar Assad.

United States President Donald Trump today formally dismantled US sanctions against Syria, hoping to reintegrate the war-battered country into the global economy as Israel eyes ties with its new ...

A pro-Assad uprising in early March in Syria’s coastal regions was the first test of the country's tenuous unity.

A Reuters investigation found 40 distinct sites of killings, looting and arson during three days of sectarian massacres ...

Nevertheless, with Iran defanged, and the benefits of ties with Israel and the U.S. looking increasingly attractive to ...