UN High Commissioner for Refugees marks World Refugee Day meeting Syrians going home, but warns that returns will prove short-lived without increased international assistance.

By Hrayr S. Karagueuzian In 2014, during an international cardiology conference in Antakya, Türkiye (new official name for Turkey), I asked my Turkish colleague Dr. Mehmet Ali Oto a direct […] ...

Explosions were heard in Iran's capital as Israeli warplanes pounded Tehran throughout the day and night. Iran’s supreme ...

The Israeli military says it detained Hamas members during an operation in southern Syria. A local TV station in Syria reported that a force of about 100 Israeli troops stormed ...

Damascus, Syria, holds the record as the world's oldest continuously inhabited city, surviving for over 11,000 years. Despite wars, empires, and revolutions, life persists through ancient ...

A new study argues that ancient rattles unearthed in Syria aren’t musical instruments, but toys used to entertain infants.

The United States is to lift all sanctions on Syria, Donald Trump announced on Tuesday. The removal of sanctions, at the behest of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, represents a major ...

DAMASCUS - Iran had a grand plan for Syria – taken right from the playbook of a country it considers its arch-enemy. Just as the United States solidified its global dominance by investing ...

Iran dreamed up a U.S.-style Marshall Plan to rebuild Syria after the civil war. It invested billions to build influence there. Documents from its looted embassy in Damascus reviewed by Reuters ...

Deadly clashes in Damascus this week between members of Syria’s Druze community and gunmen linked to the national authorities highlight how members of the minority group are increasingly faced ...

Turkmens have existed as a separate people in Syria for centuries. According to our research, approximately 1.5 million Turkmen speak Turkish in Syria. Together with Turkmen who have forgotten Turkish ...