The search teams of the Syrian Civil Defense recovered the remains of 7 bodies on Tuesday, after a report was received about the presence of remains in an open grave, in a site near the city of Adra in the eastern countryside of Damascus. The organization said that teams from the Syrian...

Hadi al-Bahra, head of the Syrian National Coalition that grouped opponents of Bashar al-Assad during the civil war, said on Wednesday Syria’s transitional government should be credible and not exclude any Syrian party or be based on sectarianism. In a seismic moment for the Middle East,...

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...