German diplomats will hold talks with Syria’s new rulers in Damascus on Tuesday after the ousting of president Bashar al-Assad, the foreign ministry said in a statement. The talks will focus on “an inclusive transition process in Syria and the protection of minorities” as well as...

A French delegation arrived Tuesday at the country’s embassy in Damascus, an AFP correspondent said, the first visit of diplomats from France since Bashar al-Assad’s ouster by the opposition. An AFP video journalist saw the delegation arrive outside the mission which has been shuttered...

Iran’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday that its embassy in Syria would reopen once the “necessary conditions” are met, after the diplomatic mission was vandalized following the ouster of Tehran ally Bashar al-Assad. “The reopening of the embassy in Damascus requires preparations,...

Families in Syria are gathering in the capital Damascus to post photos of missing loved ones, hoping to find answers about those who disappeared during the rule of Bashar Assad. The walls of Marjeh Square’s central monument are covered with hundreds of photos, each listing names and...