French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday urged Syria’s new leaders to ensure “governance that is representative and respectful of all” at a Paris conference on the transition in the war-torn country after Bashar al-Assad’s fall. “The hope you carry on your shoulders is...

Syria’s new rulers are combing through the billion-dollar corporate empires of ousted president Bashar al-Assad’s allies, and have held talks with some of these tycoons, in what they say is a campaign to root out corruption and illegal activity. After seizing power in December, the...

The UK plans to ease sanctions on Syria following the fall of Bashar al-Assad, under a new plan announced by the government on Thursday. Still weighed down by heavy international sanctions, the new Syrian government is aiming to persuade Western capitals that the extremist origins of the...

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa held a phone call, the Kremlin said Wednesday, their first contact since the fall of Moscow-ally Bashar al-Assad last year. “Vladimir Putin wished success to Ahmed al-Sharaa in solving the tasks facing the new leadership of...