Paris (AFP) – Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Wednesday meets France's Emmanuel Macron in Paris on his first visit to Europe since overthrowing longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. The visit comes with Syria's new authorities, who have roots in the Al-Qaeda jihadist network, under pressure...

Druze residents near Syria’s capital are resisting a demand by the government to hand in their light weapons, saying authorities have yet to address fears of new attacks by militants after days of sectarian violence. Clashes last week pitted fighters against armed Druze residents of the...

At least 190 people imprisoned for their participation in the Syrian revolution are living in Roumieh Prison, northeast of Beirut, in dire conditions after years of arbitrary detention without fair trials. They face severe overcrowding, inadequate or almost non-existent medical care, and...

Iran had a grand plan for Syria – taken right from the playbook of a country it considers its arch-enemy. Just as the United States solidified its global dominance by investing billions in rebuilding Europe after the Second World War, Iran would do the same in the Middle East by...