"To be honest, the Alawites clearly ask for international protection," a former Syrian diplomat told Newsweek.

The image of the two men meeting, having discarded their military uniforms and put on suits, illustrates how leaders can ...

Reports suggest that negotiations over Assad’s fate are closely tied to the broader normalization of relations between ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Germany's foreign minister reopened its embassy in Damascus on Thursday, 13 years after it was shut in the early days of Syria’s civil war, saying that Europe needs “eyes and ...

This raised doubts that the new leadership’s intent was not only to suppress armed dissent but also to punish the civilian ...