When Congress has questions, it turns to the Congressional Research Service. Now, the CRS has a new director: Karen Donfried.

The Israel Defense Forces says it sent more than 100 troops into Syria under the cover of darkness, as the "flagship" Iranian-backed facility began to pose an "imminent threat" to Israel.

Ankara is emerging as a winner after Assad’s fall, deploying influence in Damascus. Erdogan is consolidating a position of ...

Ministers from Syria’s transitional government held talks in Saudi Arabia on Thursday on their first foreign visit since they ...

Ukraine is aiming to build up its security and trade relations in the Middle East and says Syria could be a "reliable partner." ...

It’s many years since ISIS, also known as Islamic State, held sway over much of Syria and northern Iraq a time when it ...

The Qatari national carrier "is pleased to announce the resumption of three weekly flights to Damascus, Syria, from 7 January ...

Syria’s ousting of the Assad regime increases the opportunities for Houthi forces in Yemen to take advantage of regional ...

Ukraine is pledging support for the new authorities in Syria, which was once a key Russian ally in the Mideast.

The Israeli military confirmed on Thursday that dozens of its troops were flown into Syria in September to destroy an ...

World: The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor reported at the time that 27 people were killed in the raid. The ...

Syria's foreign and defence ministers met with Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman in Riyadh on Thursday in a ...