Some minorities may see benefits in allying with Israel today. Syria is now ruled by a former al-Qaeda leader. A recent ...

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa has a lot to prove to win over Western powers. If the first few weeks of his rule are ...

In Syria, many Kurds celebrated Nowruz in secret under Assad. With him gone, Kurdish people are throwing their biggest spring equinox party in decades. But some still fear for their safety.

Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week have marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and renewal, at a time when many are hoping that a new political beginning is on the horizon ...

AKRE. Iraq (AP) — Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and ...

The administration of President Donald Trump is monitoring the actions of Syria's interim leaders as Washington determines ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Germany’s foreign minister reopened its embassy in Damascus on Thursday, 13 years after it was shut in the ...

People celebrate in Damascus on Tuesday after the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces ... the central government's control. Syria's new rulers are struggling to exert their authority across ...

After the ousting of Syria's autocratic ruler, interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa faces the enormous task of uniting a fractured country. Despite recent sectarian violence, a key agreement with Kurdish ...

The recent framework agreement reached between Kurdish factions and the Syrian government is another positive sign and is a historic moment that gives Syrians hope for unity. There are also lessons to ...

An agreement to integrate autonomous Kurdish institutions in Syria's northeast into the ... Turkey, which has forged close relations with Sharaa, has pressed Syria’s new rulers to address the issue of ...

But late last week, forces linked to the new Islamist rulers began a crackdown on a ... The top commander of a Syrian Kurdish armed group, whose forces are in a separate battle with Turkey ...