The administration of President Donald Trump loosened a restriction on legal residents holding green cards returning to the United States from overseas travel after a weekend of confusion, protests and worldwide outcry over a sweeping immigration order. The executive order signed by Trump on...

The Syrian government has denied rumors that President Bashar al-Assad is suffering from ill health, saying he was "carrying out his duties quite normally". Speculation swirled in recent days on social media and some Arab news websites saying Assad, 51, was in critical condition, citing...

A global backlash against U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration curbs gathered strength on Sunday as several countries including long-standing American allies criticized the measures as discriminatory and divisive. Governments from London and Berlin to Jakarta and Tehran spoke out...

Syria's foreign minister Monday called on the country's refugees to return home, official media reported, without directly commenting on a U.S. ban targeting them. Walid Muallem "renewed the invitation of the government to Syrian refugees living in neighboring countries to return to their...