Such a system, no matter how moderate it claims to be, could give Turkey’s Islamists new chances to keep ruling after Recep ...

Syria’s new government has swiftly ordered changes to school curriculums. Some Syrians say the move is a worrying sign of how ...

The dramatic collapse of the Assad government should clear the way for desperately needed reforms to the U.S. sanctions ...

Will he walk the walk and not just talk the talk? And if he doesn’t win in the elections, will he peacefully stand aside for whoever does win?” one analyst said.

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A few days after insurgents in Syria overthrew President Bashar Assad, his ruling Baath party announced it was freezing its activities, marking a stunning change in ...

During a relatively friendly confirmation hearing, Senator Marco Rubio, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice for ...

Syria’s new foreign minister met with his Qatari counterpart and Qatar’s prime minister in Doha on Sunday, as Syria’s new de ...

Senate Republicans are pushing to hold a confirmation hearing for Tulsi Gabbard before President-elect Donald Trump’s ...

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Intelligence Committee Democrats say they do not have an FBI background check or ethics disclosures for Trump's pick to be Director of National Intelligence.

As time went on, Syria seemed close to a bloody Sunni Islamic revolution, a counterpart to the Shia revolution in Iran at the time. This was the background to the elder Assad’s atrocity in Sunni ...