French judges have ordered senior officials of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria to stand trial for collusion in crimes against humanity, a first in France, according to court documents seen by AFP Tuesday. The order, signed last Wednesday, says the officials, all senior advisors to Assad,...

On April 4, 2017, more than 100 Syrian civilians were killed in a chemical attack by Syrian regime forces on the town of Khan Sheikhoun in the northwestern Idlib province. Emboldened by Russian support, the regime of Bashar al-Assad did not stop at this point, but continued its air and...

The Lebanese Ministry of Social Affairs rejected a request submitted by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) demanding that Syrian refugees be given the financial assistance they are owed in dollars instead of Lebanese pounds. The ministry also rejected another request...

Syria’s chief diplomat was in Egypt on Saturday in a step toward normalizing ties between the two countries. It was the first trip to the capital of Cairo for a Syrian foreign minister in over a decade. Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad met with Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry for talks...