Follow the latest on Syria The first Christmas Eve of a new Syria – following the overthrow of president Bashar Al Assad's government by armed rebels – passed peacefully but “cautiously” in the Christian neighbourhoods of old Damascus,

Since the start of the Israeli war on Gaza, 14,500 children have been killed, the UNRWA reported, with UNICEF estimating that one child is killed every hour.

Ayman Abdel Nour, a former friend of Syria's leader from their college days studying medicine in Damascus and the editor-in-chief of All4Syria, a leading independent news outlet, said Assad used a series of chartered flights to move money and valuables to ...

With the ouster of former President Bashar al-Assad in Syria, the scale of his regime's mass killings and executions are coming to light more and more each day. The United Nations said this week the new Syrian government was receptive to receiving help gathering evidence and prosecuting individuals responsible for war crimes.

The U.N. organization assisting in investigating the most serious crimes in Syria says the country’s new authorities were “very receptive” to its request for cooperation during a just-concluded visit to Damascus — and it is preparing to deploy.

Sarah Latifa had feared that her Christian community in Syria may struggle to celebrate its first Christmas since Islamist-led rebels toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad earlier this month.

The new Islamist-led government promises moderation, but officials aren’t committing to such issues as women’s rights or free elections.

He did not dismiss the possibility, saying that doing so would strengthen "the whole of Syria". Shami added that his forces prefer "dialogue with Damascus to resolve all questions". Turkey has long held ties with HTS, and analysts say that since the ...

Robert Petit, the head of the Independent Mechanism, described the visit as a “significant milestone” and a rare opportunity to discuss justice and accountability with Syrian officials.

The Pentagon announced the US currently has “approximately 2,000” troops in Syria, more than double the previously disclosed number of 900, a Defense Department spokesperson said at a press briefing on Thursday.

The Sudanese government has suspended its participation in the global hunger-monitoring system on the eve of a report that’s expected to show famine spreading across the country, a step likely to undercut efforts to address one of the world’s largest hunger crises.