US Under Secretary of State John Bass is set to visit Ankara on Jan. 9 - 10 for discussions with senior Turkish officials on the situation in Syria and broader regional stability, the State Department announced Wednesday. Bass will emphasize the importance of a “peaceful, inclusive,...

Fighters in southern Syria who helped topple President Bashar al-Assad are reluctant to disarm and disband as ordered by the country’s new rulers, their spokesman told AFP. An opposition forces offensive ripped through Syria from the north and into Damascus on December 8, bringing to a...

Damascus International Airport resumed operations on Tuesday, after a month-long hiatus since the fall of the ousted Assad regime. Airport official Saad Khair Bek said that two flights from Damascus International Airport are departing for the United Arab Emirates, while the first plane is...

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot announced on Sunday that around 700 asylum applications submitted by Syrians have been suspended in France. This move comes in the context of the strong advances made by far-right parties in the recent elections. Jean-Noël Barrot told RTL:...