The turbulent relationship between France and its former colony Algeria has hit an all-time low, with the two countries ...

Two Russian ships docked at Syria’s main Mediterranean port last week, in what appears to be part of a large-scale withdrawal ...

A cousin of the former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad who was involved in suppressing the protests that started the 2011 uprising has been detained inside Syria, according to state news agency SANA.

Over 2,400 Tunisian nationals are believed to have joined extremist groups in Syria, and their potential return is a growing ...

By Euan Ward Reporting from Beirut, Lebanon Ahmed al-Shara, the leader of the rebel coalition that swept to power in Syria last month, has been declared the country’s interim president ...

Syria’s former governing party, the Baath, is no more. The party had ruled the country for decades until it was overthrown, along with former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, on December 8 ...

Former al Qaeda member Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, has been named as Syria’s president for a transitional period. “We announce the appointment of Commander Ahmad ...

One day after the announcement of Syria's new interim president, the former leader of the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham militia, Ahmad al-Sharaa, held his first presidential address to the nation. ...

By Christina Goldbaum Reporting from Damascus, Syria The newly appointed president of Syria, Ahmed al-Shara, pledged in a speech on Thursday to create an inclusive transitional government that ...