Officially, Syria has continued to reject normalisation with Israel, citing the ongoing Israeli occupation of the Golan ...

Russia and Ukraine may restart direct negotiations in Istanbul on May 15; the EU’s 17th sanctions package targets Russian oil tankers and defense-related entities; and Donald Trump pledged to lift US ...

Assad, business owners have been waiting for Washington to ease sanctions and pave the way for an economic renewal.

The Second Crusade began with high expectations, but the Siege of Damascus in 1148 brought it to a sudden and disappointing end. Crusader leaders Louis VII and Conrad III struggled to coordinate their ...

The Washington County town annually holds its "Trail Days" celebration for hikers on the Appalachian Trail. Despite last fall ...

This might be one of my most unusual Damascus projects yet. In this build, I take old steel grates from a meat grinder and forge them into layered Damascus steel - then shape it into a razor-sharp ...

Two very different meetings are expected to take place today in two distant Turkish cities, both aimed at ending ...

Turkey’s recent policies in Syria are emblematic of the way a middle power can exert influence in its region, sometimes ...

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Mouaz Moustafa, executive director of the Syrian Emergency Task Force, about President Trump's decision to lift US sanctions against Syria.

President Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S. will ease sanctions on Syria could eventually facilitate the country’s ...

President Donald Trump has met with Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, the first such encounter between the two ...

Two recent developments present the new Syrian government with a critical opportunity to stabilize the country. First, US ...