US President Donald Trump on Saturday urged free transit for American commercial and military ships through the Panama and Suez canals, tasking his secretary of state with making progress “immediately.” Trump has for months been calling for the US to take control of the Panama Canal, but...

The Kurdish National Dialogue Conference issued a final statement on Saturday, presenting its political vision for the future of the new Syria. It emphasized the importance of fully recognizing the national rights of the Kurdish people within the framework of a federal state. The statement...

The number of Syrians residing in Germany has seen a slight decline recently. However, this decline is not due to a large-scale return to Syria, but rather to a significant increase in the number of Syrians acquiring German citizenship, according to the German Ministry of the Interior....

A top US diplomat for the Middle East outlined a series of demands Thursday that the Syrian leadership must meet in exchange for any potential sanctions relief, signaling Washington’s openness to re-engagement if progress is made on key fronts. Tim Lenderking, a senior official in the State...