The Canadian government on Wednesday announced plans to ease sanctions on Syria during what it called a period of transition.

I went to Halbouni Mosque, near the historic center of Damascus, for Tarawih prayers. The streets were pitch dark, as the city experiences frequent power cuts at night. When I arrived, I found the ...

Survivors have shared harrowing accounts of the violence, describing scenes of mass executions and widespread destruction.

Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa was born in October 1982 in Saudi Arabia, where he spent the first seven years of his life. In a rare ...

Syria kept a central role for Islamic law in a constitutional declaration issued on Thursday which guarantees women's rights and freedom of expression during a five-year transitional period, according ...

Rebuilding Syria will take years and billions of dollars. The first step is stabilizing the economy and improving the living ...

Some restaurants and coffee shops in Syria were closed during the day as observant Muslims began fasting during the holy ...