What has driven the violence, how has interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa reacted, and what have world power said?

U.S. President Donald Trump has given a stunning reply when asked why he was not concerned by Russia, Iran and China's annual ...

Syria’s President Ahmed Sharaa said mass killings of members of ousted president Bashar al-Assad’s minority sect were a ...

The violence has pitted the Islamist-led government's security forces against fighters from Assad's Alawite minority. The ...

The sect has its roots in Shia Islam. The word Alawite means “follower of Ali,” the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet ...

The Trump administration ended a waiver that allowed the Iraqi government to buy Iranian electricity as part of its "maximum ...

Iran, China, and Russia conduct joint naval drills, showcasing military alliances amid rising U.S. concerns over global ...

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Defence Ministry spokesman says security threats have been neutralised in al-Assad strongholds of Latakia and Tartous.

Syria has suffered its worst bloodshed since Bashar al-Assad was toppled from power, with more than 1,000 people reported ...

Iran is a sovereign country that can formulate its stance on major foreign policy issues independently, Dmitry Peskov noted ...