President Ahmed al-Shara, speaking during his first visit to Europe, said the talks were aimed at de-escalating tensions amid continued Israeli attacks inside Syria.
After the fall of the Assad regime, not all Syrian refugees can return to the country. One comes as close as she can.
Hind Kabawat hopes her long experience as a conflict mediator can help Syria’s next generation. The challenges are immense.
After this week’s bloodshed, Druse leaders in Ashrafieh Sahnaya agreed to integrate militia fighters into government forces. But some residents remain wary.
It was the second time in days that Israel intervened militarily in Syria amid a wave of sectarian violence there.
Cuts to American aid have compromised efforts to repatriate people at desert camps in Syria and Iraq for former Islamic State members and their families, according to a report to Congress.
Sunni Muslim extremist groups targeted Jaramana and other areas with large Druse populations, clashing with militias, after an audio clip surfaced purporting to be of a Druse cleric insulting the Prophet Muhammad.
With more than 100 people killed this week in a region controlled by the Druse minority, Druse leaders signaled new willingness to join forces with the Sunni Muslim-dominated government.
The new government has pledged to unify Syria after overthrowing the Assad dictatorship. One of its biggest challenges is persistent sectarian violence.
Amid sectarian clashes that killed seven men in Jaramana, tense residents say the government isn’t doing enough to protect them, and are organizing to guard the city.
Israel launched airstrikes on Syria amid a spreading wave of sectarian violence in areas dominated by the Druse minority. Dozens of people have been killed in two days of clashes.
The sectarian-tinged violence was directed at a suburb of the Syrian capital with a large population from the Druse minority. Local Druse leaders said they held the government responsible.
The countries agreed to cover $15 million owed to the lender as the new government in Damascus looks to rebuild the economy after the civil war.
The Kurdish-led force that runs northeast Syria has agreed to integrate into a new national army, but some of its supporters remain wary.
The move, which is intended to allow Syria’s new leaders the chance to rebuild, follows Britain’s earlier easing of sanctions on Syrian energy companies and the central bank.
Ahmed al-Shara said his government was discussing military support with Russia and Turkey, appealed for a lifting of sanctions and suggested foreign fighters could earn Syrian citizenship.
In an interview with The New York Times, President Ahmed al-Shara urged the United States to lift sanctions and alluded to the possibility of future military support from Russia and Turkey.
The arrests marked a pendulum swing for the government. Under the Assad regime, Syria served as a base of operations for several Palestinian armed factions.
During a visit to Palmyra, reporters found traces of the many forces that had fought over the city and ancient monuments reduced to rubble.
At least in the capital, Damascus, the Christian holiday festivities were protected and joyfully observed. Religious minorities are still wary, however, about the new leaders’ commitment to inclusivity.
A sectarian-fueled killing spree exposed how fragile peace is in Syria, where the government’s control is limited and tension runs deep after nearly 14 years of civil war.
Massacres have spread across once-quiet towns on Syria’s Mediterranean coast, in the deadliest outbreak of sectarian violence since rebels toppled the dictator Bashar al-Assad. Christina Goldbaum, The New York Times’s bureau chief in Syria, travel...
Two Republican congressmen were expected to meet the country’s new leaders and to visit areas destroyed during the long civil war.
Syria’s ousted dictator, Bashar al-Assad, unleashed a Sarin gas strike on the suburbs of Damascus in 2013, killing at least 1,500. Now, the survivors want justice.
La guerra civil siria abrió una brecha entre los habitantes de la pequeña ciudad de Malula, donde dos tercios son cristianos y un tercio musulmanes. ¿Podrán volver a convivir pacíficamente?
The end of the Assad era has reduced some threats, but the Islamic State has shown renewed strength in the country.
Syria’s civil war drove a wedge between the residents of the small town of Maaloula, where two-thirds are Christian and one-third Muslim. Can they live together peacefully again?
Israel, more powerful than ever, has few incentives to make deals with its neighbors.
From Syria, an account of life under siege sets a path for the country’s future.
The two sides have started talks to prevent conflicts between their troops in Syria, amid a growing rivalry for influence in the region.
Soaring needs and wealthy countries’ focus on Ukraine have left aid agencies with too little money to address the world’s other crises, forcing them to cut programs.