By Stefan Schmitt Shortly after the fall of Bashar Assad in Syria in December 2024, reports emerged of mass graves being ...

Syrian forces uncover defunct drug factory in former Hezbollah stronghold near Lebanese border, cracking down on smugglers.

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Syria's central bank said a batch of Syrian currency had arrived at Damascus airport from Russia, where banknotes were ...

Paul Fussell’s 50-year-old survey of trench warfare deserves a new generation of readers, our book critic writes.

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The Hamas militant group said Thursday it would release the next three Israeli hostages as planned this weekend in exchange ...

French President Emmanuel Macron urged Syria’s interim government to cooperate with a U.S.-led coalition fighting against extremist groups in that region as he hosted a ...

The son of deposed Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has confirmed that a post detailing his and his family’s final night in Damascus before the regime was ousted was written by him.