SDC maps path to decentralized future as Assad's fall creates delicate balance between Turkish threats and Islamist forces ...

He also highlighted the continued threat posed by remnants of ISIS and the dissolved Baath Party, warning that they serve as ...

Jordan, which faces new regional challenges in dealing with Syria’s transitional Islamist regime, is pursuing a strategy of ...

Millions of people from the poor world are trying to cross seas, forests, valleys and rivers, in search of safety, work and ...

A Blackburn solicitor has described a trip to Jordan where he helped deliver aid to refugees amid the Israel-Palestine ...

More than 300 homeless African immigrants are camping out in the Gaîté Lyrique, waiting for officials to rule on whether they ...

including those of Syria's ethnic and religious minority groups. During Syria's 13-year civil war, Western states drastically restricted exports to the Levantine country and cut off diplomatic and ...

It "does not reflect the political, religious and ethnic diversity of Syria", he added. Apparent celebratory gunfire could be heard in central Damascus soon after the announcements. Sign up here.

Syria’s Islamist leaders pledged to respect religious freedom despite their radical past. Many Christians and Shiites are ...

With Syria's corruption-ridden economy in shambles after the overthrow of Bashar Assad, the caretaker government’s priority ...

though it has recently sought to moderate its rhetoric and vowed to protect Syria's religious and ethnic minorities. Since Assad's ouster, a succession of Western diplomats have visited Syria to ...

such as the protection of all religious and ethnic minorities and the respect for human rights and women's rights. The authorities in Syria have said a committee of experts representing the ...