The image of the two men meeting, having discarded their military uniforms and put on suits, illustrates how leaders can seize the moment and opt for peace over war. The leader of the Syrian ...

Jon Alterman: Your remarkable profile of Ahmed al-Sharaa began by describing him as refreshingly pragmatic or profoundly untrustworthy. Is that something your sources felt or something you ended up ...

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and the leader of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, Mazloum Abdi, signed a deal on ...

As the Trump administration doubles down on its plans to ethnically cleanse and annex the Gaza Strip, the US has launched a new military offensive targeting Yemen and ultimately Iran as part of a ...

A large fire near London’s Heathrow Airport is disrupting global travel for hundreds of thousands of passengers.

The collapse of the Soviet Union greatly reduced the West’s fear of another world war—a fear that had led Western leaders to ...

There are the big fractures, where potential world wars – hot and cold – are simmering. Then there are the smaller fractures, such as those between the European Union and its neighbours: Northern ...

Three months after the overthrow of President Bashar Assad, Syria is at a crossroads, the top U.N. envoy for the country says ...

The Israeli military conducted strikes on military sites in northwest Syria on Monday amid growing tension between Israel and the new Syrian government. Syria’s official SANA news agency stated Monday ...

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

BRUSSELS -- International donors on Monday pledged almost $6.5 billion in aid for Syria, hoping to encourage the new leaders of the conflict-ravaged country toward a peaceful political transition ...