In 1982 an uprising in the city of Hama by the Muslim Brotherhood, a Sunni Islamist group originating in Egypt, challenged Assad’s rule. Tens of thousands of people were killed by the government’s ...

One day after the announcement of Syria's new interim president, the former leader of the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham militia, Ahmed al-Sharaa, held his first presidential address to the nation. ...

European foreign ministers agreed on a “road map” to lift financial restrictions, but the change will happen in stages.

The new construction, visible in satellite imagery, suggests an extended presence. Israel says its forces will stay as long ...

Russia’s deputy foreign minister and a special envoy arrived in Damascus. Theirs was the first such visit since President ...