Assad’s fall in December, prominent Sunni religious leaders returned from exile to counter the dominant Salafist influence, ...

But Syria is not yet prepared for large-scale returns. Host countries must wait until returns can be safe, dignified and ...

The final phase of the conflict in Syria will be about the control of the Euphrates. The territory on the eastern side of the river is under the effe ...

The Assad dynasty crumbled in mere weeks under a coordinated opposition offensive starting in late November 2024. The ...

Crossing the border from Jordan on Dec. 29, one North Jersey man had tears in his eyes. “I hugged the first Syrian person I ...

As Pope Francis appoints Cardinal George Koovakad as Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, the Indian-born ...

The EU foreign ministers will gather Monday to discuss and potentially agree on proposals to ease sanctions on Syria.

Visiting the Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque are essential on any Istanbul itinerary—but visiting a mosque for the first time as a non-Muslim can seem a little daunting. You don’t want to commit ...

The Syrian wing of the PKK terrorist group faces uncertainty over its future while its main ally, the U.S., seeks a way out ...

Charity should never cost lives, yet time and again it does. Crowds gathering for food distribution in some of the world’s ...

Engineering troops examined the subterranean infrastructure before demolishing it. Inside a mosque, troops found a weapons storage facility, along with weapons loaded onto a vehicle and hundreds ...