Activity at Russia’s Hmeimim Air Base in Syria, which played a pivotal role in altering the trajectory of the civil war in late 2015, has reportedly come to a near standstill. Following the summer of 2015, when the regime of Bashar al-Assad faced significant losses to opposition forces,...

The secretary-general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) affirmed on Saturday full support for efforts aimed at achieving Syria's unity, sovereignty, and security. In a phone call, Jasem Albudaiwi and UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen reviewed regional and international efforts...

The deposed Assad regime used Article 34 of the Civil Status Law issued in 1957 to change the names of detainees' children, using the law in a way that contradicts the original text. The law states briefly: "Anyone who finds a newborn child must hand him over to the security services, and...

Syria’s new rulers have appointed a foreign minister, the official Syrian news agency (SANA) said on Saturday, as they seek to build international relations two weeks after Bashar al-Assad was ousted. The ruling General Command named Asaad Hassan al-Shibani as foreign minister,...