Violence is accelerating under Syria’s new Islamist government, as is the persecution of ethnic and religious minorities.

The United States urged the United Nations Security Council on Monday to adjust its sanctions on Syria to help the country's ...

To make that happen, President Donald Trump needs to leverage his unique standing with Middle Eastern leaders. He must set ...

The United States Department of State issues periodic travel advisories for countries across the globe, and it has just ...

Barrack suggested that Israel would prefer to see Syria fragmented and divided rather than a strong central state in control ...

The United States said it did not support recent Israeli strikes on Syria and had made clear its displeasure, while Syrian ...

The fall of Syria’s dictatorship last year brought the end of a long and bloody civil conflict — but no quick relief to millions of Syrians living in the war-shattered nation.

As violence broke out last week between two ethnic groups in southern Syria, both the Israeli and Syrian governments ...

The new leadership vowed to disband all militias. But the fiercely independent Druze have made no agreement, and say they're gathering fighters and making plans to repel government forces if needed.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday he and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had agreed to look for ways to revive a Syrian peace plan, but admitted that doing so would be ...