Sunni regional powerhouses Turkey and Saudi Arabia have had a complicated and often contentious relationship over the years.

A U.S. official said Assad had "sat out" the war to avoid further Israeli strikes on Syria, and remained under "tremendous pressure" not to allow Hezbollah to re-arm through his country.

President Donald Trump said the US would explore normalizing relations with Syria after the toppling of longtime autocrat Bashar al-Assad, adding to a pledge to lift sanctions against the country’s ...

“If he could have sat with the people since day one and ... With the conflict on a low simmer, some regional leaders began to ...

Neighbors and colleagues reported on each other everywhere. Now, Syrians are shadowed by the question of who among them had ...

The Observatory characterized many of the killings as executions and massacres, carried out in revenge against the Alawite community, which made up Assad's traditional base of support. The human ...

They man the palace gate, keeping out looters and ... who advised the al-Assad dynasty for decades. Framed photos of what appeared to be her 70th birthday party sat on a table.

A U.S. official said Assad had "sat out" the war to avoid further Israeli strikes on Syria, and remained under "tremendous pressure" not to allow Hezbollah to re-arm through his country.