Some Trump administration officials are pushing to lift or waive sanctions as fast as possible without demanding tough conditions first.

Across the Levant in the 15th century B.C., cities were rising up against freshly-installed pharaoh Thutmose III. It would be ...

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A shrine on the outskirts of Damascus has long been a prominent destination for Shias from around the world. Its golden dome glistens in the sun and the outer walls are covered in tiles from Iran. But ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country, the United States, Syria and Iraq have formed a working group to try ...

Plans are afoot to build a metro in Damascus and overhaul water and power infrastructure. The new Syria is not short on ...

The top U.N. official for Syria is warning of the “real dangers of renewed conflict and deeper confrontation” in the ...

Growing partnership. The head of Turkey's National Intelligence Organization, Ibrahim Kalin, met on Tuesday with the Syrian ...

Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and Expatriates Affairs, Ayman Safadi, landed in Syria on Monday with ...

The spring rises inside the ruins of a Roman temple in the Barada Valley and flows toward Damascus, supplying the city with ...