In Syria, after 13 years of civil war, armed rebels took the capital Damascus, in a lightning advance, prompting President Bashar al-Assad to flee to Russia on 8. Much of the country is now run by ...

The Israeli military has ordered another evacuation in central Gaza ahead of an offensive in the area, even as Israel and the ...

This is an audio transcript of the Rachman Review podcast episode: ‘Fear and euphoria in Damascus’ [MUSIC PLAYING] Gideon Rachman Hello and welcome to the Rachman Review. I’ ...

A coalition of Syrian rebels say they have toppled the government of President Bashar al-Assad and captured the Syrian ...

created space for jihadist militants to plot attacks around the world and sent millions of refugees into neighbouring states.

Assad, who was no longer in Damascus when rebels captured the Syrian capital on Sunday, ending more than five decades of his family's rule.

In a scene being repeated at other so-called “reconciliation centers” set up by Syria’s new transitional government, former soldiers and officials of the Assad regime were seen lining up to register ...

“The fate of the hostages is contingent upon the Israeli army advancing just hundreds of meters in some of the areas under ...

Here’s how it unfolded in photos, videos and maps: NOV. 27 TURKEY Turkish-backed ... only about 100 miles from the capital, Damascus. “The remnants of the Syrian regime have fled the city ...

Syrians chanted “We are One,” as rebel forces arrived in Damascus on Sunday and announced ... regime fell this is what Syria’s control map looked like. Rebels breached the western limits ...

In 1994, the line of succession changed in what seemed a promising way. Basil al-Assad, the “hero” and Hafez al-Assad’s ...

The future of Captagon in post-Assad Syria Assad has turned Syria into “the largest Captagon factory in the world,” HTS ...