With the downfall of the Assad regime, Algeria lost a strong ally in the Arab region. Algiers is now seeking to establish relations with the new leadership in Damascus, hoping to maintain its old alliance despite the change of regime.

Diplomatic petulance is a fitting description of the decision by Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and his Tunisian counterpart Kais Saied to shun the emergency Arab Summit in Cairo on March 4,

Syria holds a significant place in French foreign policy, especially when considered in the context of the historical relations between the two countries. Syria became a League of Nations mandate between 1923-1943,

The IRGC, long the spearhead of Tehran’s expansionist ambitions and a state-within-a-state that thrives on destabilization, now finds in Algeria a new theater for its operations.

The Israeli army has been ordered to prepare to "defend" a Druze-majority city in southern Syria close to the capital, Damascus, after violence broke out between locals and security services.

Villagers say they worry that incursions into border areas of Syria by Israel’s military could turn into a prolonged occupation. Israel says the raids are needed to protect the border.

Some 600 people from different parts of Syria were invited to the gathering in Damascus, hosted by the new authorities led by the Islamist former insurgent group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS.

Ahmed al-Shara’s unlikely path from membership in Al Qaeda to head of state has raised questions about how he intends to govern Syria. Ahmed al-Shara’s unlikely path from membership in Al ...