Syria's political fate comes down to a man, his extended family and his political entourage. When President Bashar Assad decided in March 2011 on a violently brutal response to peaceful protest ...

Syria fighting has ‘serious implications’ for regional security, UN envoy says Al Arabiya English Published: 01 December ,2024: 06:14 PM GST Updated: 01 December ,2024: 06:21 PM GST ...

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This summer, Ankara threatened to launch another incursion into Syria, saying the YPG’s presence wouldn’t be tolerated, and to resume Turkish efforts to create a 30-kilometer (19-mile) buffer ...

While both supporting a political transition and improving humanitarian access are part of U.N. Security Council Resolution 2254, the primary goal of Western engagement in Syria in the short term ...

Syria's rebel coalition is likely to try to revive a long-stagnant UN-backed political transition process following the end of Bashar Al Assad's government, two long-serving officials opposed to ...

Hassan al-Daghim, spokesperson for the preparatory committee for Syria's national dialogue conference, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025.

Hassan al-Daghim, spokesperson for the preparatory committee for Syria’s national dialogue conference, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025.

The US sanctioned Syrian prisons, Assad regime officials and militia leaders on Wednesday, marking the first time the Biden administration has introduced new sanctions on the country.

The SDF’s political allies were omitted from the UN-sponsored political process to draft a new Syrian constitution that began last month, and so, Kurdish groups will have little ability to influence ...

A flare-up of fighting in Syria that has seen the government lose control of Aleppo poses a grave threat to regional and international security, the UN envoy for Syria said Sunday. “I call for urgent ...