To talk about peace in the Middle East is to speak in tongues— where every word may sound like a promise, but echoes like a warning. In a region scorched by decades of conflict, diplomacy doesn’t ...

A federal judge who blocked Donald Trump’s administration from dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ruled ...

A pair of Republican Congress members have arrived in the Syrian capital on an unofficial visit organized by a ...

Two Republican congressmen were expected to meet the country’s new leaders and to visit areas destroyed during the long civil ...

After the fatal shooting of a priest in Seneca, I found a video covering the death with three times as many views as any ...

The US has begun withdrawing hundreds of troops from the northeastern part of Syria. Several military bases in the country ...

The U.S. will withdraw about 600 troops from Syria, leaving fewer than 1,000 to work with Kurdish allies to counter the ...

On April 12, the United States and Iran wrapped up their first round of renewed diplomatic talks in Muscat, with round two set for April 19, in Rome. In the interim, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas ...

The Trump administration wants Damascus to crack down on extremists and expel Palestinian militants in return for a limited easing of sanctions.

The end of the Assad era has reduced some threats, but the Islamic State has shown renewed strength in the country.