US hopes new transitional government is 'positive step' for Syria The recent developments in Syria have garnered significant ...

The militias that control the Druse religious minority’s heartland in southwestern Syria have resisted the new government’s attempts to bring all armed groups under its control.

At least 12 civilians, mostly Alawites, were killed in separate incidents of apparent sectarian violence in Syria's coastal ...

A 12-year-old boy was among four civilians killed Monday in Syria ’s Tartous province, provincial officials said. The coastal ...

The State Department voiced cautious optimism over the new cabinet, which includes members of Syria’s Christian, Alawite, ...

Four people, including a 12-year-old boy, have been killed in a shooting in Tartous province, home to a majority Alawite population ...

Some of the worst violence in years drives members of a minority sect linked to fallen Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad to flee ...

These groups today represent approximately 25-30 per cent of the population, with Kurds comprising the largest group at around 10-15 per cent.

How far is China willing to go to protect its geopolitical interests overseas? As a Hong Kong company prepares to sell 43 ...

A monitor of Syria's conflict said 12 civilians, mostly Alawites, were killed on Monday in separate incidents of apparent sectarian violence in coastal and central regions, after massacres earlier ...

When Syria's new leaders shut 60 Damascus bars, drinkers protested, and the government reversed itself. It's an example of ...

The European Union has stepped up efforts to increase its influence in Central Asia, with one of the objectives being to drive Russia and China out of the region. However, the EU’s attempts to ...