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 ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A train station in Damascus was once the pride of the Syrian capital, an essential link between Europe ...

The article explores why Syria, despite its early independence, was unable to establish a democracy, instead evolving into a ...

The European Union's foreign policy chief says the bloc's foreign ministers will discuss easing sanctions imposed on Syria at ...

The Ukrainian intelligence agency confirmed that Russian ships moored off the coast of Syria have started to leak. The issue ...

DAMASCUS (Reuters) - The head of an American organisation focused on hostage releases said on Monday he believes U.S.

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Miyazaki Prefecture Monday evening in Japan, initially setting off a ...

If you’re thinking of booking a holiday soon, there are a few destinations you might want to cross off the list. That’s ...

The Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, ...

the Syrian state news agency (SANA) said. Stampede kills four people, injures 16 in Umayyad Mosque in Damascus Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest ...

Anticipation is growing as Israel and Hamas appear to be at the closest point yet to sealing a deal to end 15 months of war.