Despite Hezbollah's withdrawal from Syria, the traces of its security and intelligence presence remain strongly present, expertly hidden within the Syrian geography. The fighters have departed, but the surveillance and eavesdropping systems remain, particularly in the border areas and areas of...

"These children could have gathered in one classroom to talk about their dreams and aspirations, but bullets, shelling, and death made this meeting possible only on the pages of this book." With these words, al-Kheder Al-Khalifa introduces his new narrative book, "If Only We Were Like Ants -...

Syria’s interim foreign minister said in Baghdad on Friday his government was ready to “reinforce cooperation” with Iraq in the fight against remnants of ISIS. Asaad al-Shaibani’s visit to Syria’s neighbour coincided with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani announcing...

Syria's interim foreign minister arrived in Iraq on Friday, conducting his first visit to the country since his Islamist alliance toppled Bashar al-Assad. Relations between neighbours Syria and Iraq have become more complicated since the fall of Assad, who was a close ally of the government...