The Alwaites, who primarily live in Syria's coastal regions, particularly in the provinces of Latakia and Tartus, are ...

Background: Norway imposed sanctions on Syria in 2011 in response to Assad’s crackdown on protesters that sparked the civil ...

A dry wind rushes through the meanders of destroyed streets, bringing up the acrid smell of smoke laden with gasoline. In the ...

The US has eased sanctions on Syria, resulting in the delisting of Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and various Russian entities tied to ...

Six months since the collapse of the Assad regime, the Russian military presence in Syria has remained entrenched in strategic locations such as the Hmeimim airbase and Tartous port on the coast, as ...

The oligarch is the former head of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) and President of Kalmykia Republic, and had been sanctioned since 2015 for support for the former Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad.

OP-ED. Israel's success in Iran could lay the groundwork for a beneficial transformation in the Middle East. But this is only possible if the Israeli prime minister resists the intoxication of power, ...

Assad used chlorine and sarin repeatedly during the Syrian civil war. Following a particularly horrible sarin attack in Ghouta in 2013, Assad agreed to eradicate his chemical weapons program, but ...

By bna Cairo Bureau US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on June 30 formally ending US sanctions on Syria, ...

Russia’s war in Ukraine and Iran’s conflict with Israel have backfired, weakening America's adversaries and strengthening deterrence, sending a signal to China and bolstering US global credibility.

A panel of experts investigating and documenting crimes committed by the old regime share their experiences of working in the ...

From Africa to Asia, countries are already fighting over rivers, dams, and access to freshwater. As the world faces growing ...