Rebel forces in Syria captured the capital Damascus and toppled the regime of President Bashar Assad in a lightning-quick advance across the country. Meanwhile, the ceasefire in Lebanon is holding ...

The move was planned before the fall of the Assad regime, an official said. Rebel forces in Syria captured the capital Damascus and toppled the regime of President Bashar Assad in a lightning-quick ...

In this photo released by the Saudi Royal Palace, Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, left, shakes hands with President Donald Trump, centre, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, May 14, 2025.

After years living in camps, some Syrian families were hopeful about returning to their hometowns. Now what they're finding there is destruction, a lack of state services and many challenges. But they ...

Israel faced criticism from several countries after it launched a wave of airstrikes and a ground advance that it said was aimed at establishing a "sterile defense zone" in Syrian territory. Syrians ...

Syrian opposition fighters passed a damaged government vehicle south of Hama, Syria, on Saturday. (Ghaith Alsayed/AP) As disparate rebel forces moved through Syria, they met with little resistance ...

Ahmed al-Shara stressed diplomacy in an interview but criticized Israel’s advance into Syrian territory. A statement said to be from Bashar al-Assad, the ousted leader, defended his decision to leave ...

In a stunning engagement earlier in the day in Saudi Arabia, Trump met with Syria's new leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa — a onetime insurgent who had spent years imprisoned by U.S. troops in Iraq. Trump said ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Cockroaches crawled out of the walls near a dirty, stained sink in the Syrian prison cell where an ex-prisoner told NBC News that American journalist Austin Tice was once held. Sahar ...

A new musical theatre production, “The Rose of Seville: The Bride’s Crown,” opened this week at the Damascus Opera House, ...

President Donald Trump arrived Wednesday in Qatar, where he was greeted by the country's ruling emir, Sheikh Tamim Al Thani, as he kicked off the second leg of his three-nation Middle East tour this ...

President Donald Trump met with interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia, the first encounter between the two nations' leaders in 25 years and one that could mark a turning point for ...