Ahmed al-Shara said his government was discussing military support with Russia and Turkey, appealed for a lifting of ...

where they clashed with the Syrian army. Hama's capture could clear a path for a further rebel push on the centrally-located crossroads of Homs and further southwards, including the capital Damascus.

Two Republican members of the U.S. Congress were in the Syrian capital Friday on an unofficial visit organized by a Syrian-American nonprofit, the first by U.S. legislators since the fall of ...

Those kidnapped included a retired teacher, an engineering student and a mechanic, all of them Alawite - the minority sect of toppled leader Bashar al-Assad.

South Korea has established diplomatic relations with Syria’s new Islamist government months after longtime leader Bashar ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Two Republican members of the U.S. Congress were in the Syrian capital Friday on an unofficial visit organized by a Syrian-American nonprofit, the first by U.S. legislators ...