When the United States, the European Union and the United Nations imposed sanctions on Syria in the first year of its civil war in 2011, they were intended to financially squeeze the government of Bashar al-Assad. But Lebanon was also caught in the crosshairs, pressured to curb Syria's...

The landmark 2015 deal between Tehran and world powers aimed at preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons has been teetering on the edge of collapse since the United States pulled out unilaterally in 2018. The European Union says it will “spare no effort” to keep the deal alive, but...

Supporters of allowing humanitarian aid deliveries to Syria through three border crossings called for a vote Friday on a U.N. Security Council resolution similar to one that Russia and China vetoed on Dec. 30 despite strong support from other council members. The council's mandate for...

Over 20,000 more civilians have fled Idlib city in northwestern Syria, taking shelter near the Turkish border in recent days, according to the head of Syria’s Response Coordination Group. Mohammad Hallaj, the director of the group, told Anadolu Agency that the new wave of refugees had...