Despite Syrian President Bashar Assad's ouster last month in a lightning insurgency, the country’s dire economic conditions haven't changed ...

DAMASCUS: Samir al-Baghdad grabbed his pickax and walked up a wobbly set of stairs made of cinderblocks and rubble. He is ...

Syria’s Civil Defense has uncovered over two dozen charred bodies in two basements in rural Damascus, adding to the growing ...

The French justice system has established the former Syrian president's complicity in a bombing raid on the city of Deraa in ...

Officers say the move aims to instil a sense of morality as they race to fill a security vacuum after dismantling ousted president Bashar al-Assad's notoriously corrupt and brutal security forces.

For more than 30 years, John McCain was one of the leading voices in American politics. The US senator from Arizona ran for President twice, winning the Republican nomination in 2008. He lost the ...

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Tens of thousands of Palestinians were jubilant to be returning home after months of living in temporary shelter but fearing what might remain of their homes amid the bombed-out ruins. Middle ...

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