US envoy calls Lebanon a ‘failed state’ as Syria expected to join anti-IS coalition

The U_S_'s special envoy for Syria has called Lebanon “a failed state,” highlighting frustration with Beirut’s “paralyzed ...

No spoils of war: Syria's new ruler lays down the law to loyalists

By Timour Azhari DAMASCUS (Reuters) -"I didn't know the salaries the government pays were this high!" Syrian President Ahmed ...

Hundreds of Thousands Have Fled Their Homes in Syria’s Rocky Transition

More than 400,000 Syrians have been displaced in the year since the civil war ended, according to the United Nations, driven ...

Syria recognizes Kosovo as al-Sharaa Gov't continues to move towards western alignment

The recognition comes as the transitional president al-Sharaa welcomed the German foreign minister to Damascus. Kosovo has ...

U.S. envoy calls Lebanon a 'failed state,' hails developments in Syria

Thomas Barrack said Lebanon was the only state in the region “not jumping in line” with the new Middle East realignments.

Sharaa says Syria draws $28 billion in investments since Assad's fall

Syrian President Ahmad Sharaa said his country has opened up to the world and attracted investments worth $28 billion since ...

Syria juggling continued challenges, from drug smuggling to ISIS detainees

The Al-Hol camp has become a hotspot for ISIS detainees, housing tens of thousands of them, while the Homs Governate's ...

World Bank estimates $216B needed to rebuild Syria after civil war

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Rebuilding Syria after over a decade of civil war is expected to cost about $216 billion, the World ...

Druze community in Syria's Idlib province on edge after targeted shooting kills 3

The Druze minority in Syria's Idlib province is reeling from a targeted shooting that killed three community members ...
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Syria’s Sharaa to sign deal at White House to join anti-ISIS coalition

Tom Barrack, the US special envoy to Syria and ambassador to Turkey, told reporters on the sidelines of the Manama Dialogue conference in Bahrain today that Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa would be ...

Saudi billions poised for Syria but US sanctions remain a barrier

Major Saudi Arabian firms are planning billion-dollar investments in Syria as part of the kingdom's business-forward approach ...

An American journalist vanished in Syria 13 years ago. His mother never stopped searching for him

This is either gonna be wildly successful or a complete disaster,” Austin Tice wrote in May 2012, on the eve of a dangerous journey to bear witness to history. “Here goes nothing.” ...