The Kurdish forces guarding ISIS fighters at a jail in northern Syria say they are opposed to handing the facility to the new rulers in Damascus as they brace for attacks by the ultra-hardline group and monitor its attempts to re-emerge. The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a...

The European Union on Tuesday announced a 60 million euro ($62 million) support package for Lebanon’s armed forces, as the crisis-hit country seeks to implement a fragile truce between Israel and Hezbollah. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the aid came “at a critical juncture...

US President Donald Trump on Monday began to issue what is expected to be a flurry of executive orders and directives, as he sought to put his stamp on his new administration on matters ranging from energy to immigration. Two sources familiar with the plans said more than 200 such orders and...

Syrian Oil Minister Ghiath Diab confirmed that the former regime of ousted President Bashar al-Assad had a complete monopoly on the oil sector, which affected the efficiency and independence of this vital sector. Diab pointed out in a statement to the official Syrian news agency SANA...