Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has signed into law a new bill expanding the powers of a government ministry overseeing religious affairs and limiting the term of the country’s top Muslim cleric. The draft, which state media reported Assad had signed into law Friday, had been amended...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- For the seventh consecutive Friday, thousands of Syrians came out to the streets of rebel-held areas to rally against the regime and key ally Russia. The demonstrations took place in the opposition areas in the provinces of Idlib, Latakia, provinces....

The head of the U.N.'s World Food Program says the agency is preparing for a vast new wave of refugees likely to flee to Turkey if conflict breaks out in Syria's flashpoint Idlib region. WFP Executive Director David Beasley told The Associated Press Friday that the agency is...

 Russia is urging Germany and France to break ranks with their American ally and help rebuild Syria so that refugees can go home, a senior adviser to the Russian government said. There’s little prospect of a deal with the U.S., which is now vowing to keep troops in Syria until...