Shara, guarantees individual freedoms but gives Mr. al-Shara abundant power and keeps Islamic law as its legal foundation.

Just hours after Islamist rebels ousted longtime Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in December, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood at edge of the occupied Golan Heights and looked out over ...

Syria’s interim president on Thursday signed a temporary constitution that leaves the country under Islamist rule for five years during a transitional phase. The ...

After Syria’s longtime autocratic ruler was toppled late last year, the man who led rebel groups to victory immediately faced ...

"The American role was a positive role and in the interest of Syria and the Syrians," an SDF political wing adviser told ...

Abdi, by contrast, came to leadership via associations with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), an organization that Turkey ...

"To be honest, the Alawites clearly ask for international protection," a former Syrian diplomat told Newsweek.

The agreement marked a major victory for Damascus in its quest to unify the country, as violent unrest continues to grip ...

Armed men loyal to the Syrian government carried out field executions and spoke of purifying the country, according to ...

An ambush on a Syrian security patrol by gunmen loyal to ousted leader Bashar Assad escalated into clashes that a war monitor ...

President Erdoğan issued a warning to the PKK to adhere to its promise as the terrorist group announced it would stop attacks ...

However, Öcalan's call to lay down arms carries deep political ... the Kurds in Syria to Öcalan's call is far from a foregone conclusion. Regionally, the move could redraw the map of alliances ...