Russia’s apparent fast-tracking of plans to establish a military hub in Libya could worsen that country’s protracted conflict. For Russia, as for Iran, last month’s fall of the 54-year-old Assad ...

As reported by the Ukrainian service Militarny, the Russian ship Sparta, which carries military equipment, has been unable to ...

We visit the hometown of the ousted Syrian President, Bashir al-Assad. Qardaha lies in northwest Syria, considered the heartlands of the Alawite religious sect.

Assad's Alawite community mourned on Thursday three civilians killed by foreign Islamist allies of the country's new authorities, a war monitor and an attendee said.

Israeli forces have killed at least 50 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip in the last day, resulting in a death toll of over ...

As Syria emerges from decades of dictatorship, people in the Assad family's ancestral home of Latakia province are both overjoyed and anxious. Assad and his family are Alawite, an offshoot of Shia ...

Syrians are now visiting the seaside villa of the ousted President Bashir al-Assad. The compound had been off-limits since it was built for the Assad family 50 years ago.

The fields along Syria’s Mediterranean coast once produced wheat, tomatoes and olives to feed the country. They were a ...

After the downfall of the Assad regime, how can Syrians reconcile and form an inclusive government for all citizens? NPR speaks with Mona Yacoubian with the United States Institute of Peace.

The Qatar Airways flight landed at Damascus International Airport. Many passengers were Syrian nationals coming come for the ...

Al Jazeera sources reported that there were casualties, including a leader from the Syrian Military Operations Department, in an ambush carried out by gunmen from the former regime in Latakia.