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A U.S. envoy said on Wednesday that Syria’s central government and the Kurds remain at odds over plans on merging forces ...
The longtime enemies have opened contacts, reflecting a power shift across a Middle East in which they have newfound common ...
Under the Assad regime, Saydnaya prison became a mass-killing machine; ‘a symbol of shame for the whole world.’ ...
United Nations teams have deployed to Syria's coast as wildfires rage for a fourth day. Officials say the fires in the ...
Massive wildfires have torn through Syria’s coastal mountain region of Jabal Turkman since Thursday, destroying thousands of ...
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey sent two firefighting aircraft Saturday to help battle wildfires in neighboring Syria as Turkish ...
DAMASCUS, July 5, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Syrian rescuers evacuated residential areas in Latakia province because of major forest fires, authorities said on Friday. Fires have spreading across large parts of ...
WASHINGTON — President Trump gave his final sign-off Monday to lifting longstanding US sanctions on Syria after pledging to ...
Let’s be careful, though. Sure, we don’t want to reject a hand that’s extended in peace, but we also can’t assume we’re ...
Group and solo travelers are trickling into Afghanistan by plane, motorbike, camper van and even on bicycles. And the country ...
The World Bank also approved for war-torn Syria a $146 million grant to help restore reliable, affordable electricity and support the country's economic recovery. It said the Syria Electricity ...
Syria's Interior Ministry says the sleeper cell behind a deadly church explosion near Damascus belonged to the Islamic State group. It also said Tuesday the group had plans to target a Shiite ...