The US has eased sanctions on Syria, resulting in the delisting of Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and various Russian entities tied to ...

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Donald Trump has signed an executive order lifting economic sanctions on Syria. DAVID AVERRE explains how this move could be ...

Austria is preparing to deport a Syrian man whose asylum status was revoked due to a criminal conviction, in what an EU official and rights groups say will be Europe's first forced deportation to ...

The 12-day conflict has complicated the nuclear issue in the Middle East, with Iran distrustful of both the US and the UN ...

Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps faces uncertainty after military setbacks, with experts explaining how the once-powerful ...

According to Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin, the Russian bases have been and remain a factor of stability for the region ...

A weakened Iran offers the U.S. a chance to prioritize China — if it can avoid new entanglements. A. Wess Mitchell is a ...

The June 22 attack on the Mar Elias Church in Damascus underscores the threat of extremism in Syria even after the fall of ...

"The president is certainly hopeful that more countries in the region will sign on to the Abraham Accords," said White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.

The Russian and French presidents hold a telephone call, breaking a long silence between them; Washington eases sanctions on Syria as reports surface that Damascus is in secret talks with Israel to ...

Thousands of Syrian refugees are going back to their homeland but conditions there remain extremely challenging ...