SAXONY-ANHALT, Germany - The premier of Germany’s Saxony-Anhalt state on Friday said that cooperation with Damascus hinges on ...

Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week have marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and renewal, at a time ...

Richard Engel gets a rare look inside the prison in Syria for alleged ISIS members. It’s run by the Kurds, with U.S. support. Prison officials warn if the U.S. pulls troops out of Syria they would not ...

Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week have marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and renewal, at a time when many are hoping that a new political beginning is on the horizon ...

An Iranian man jumps over a firework celebrating Chaharshanbe Souri, or Wednesday Feast, an ancient Festival of Fire on the ...

President Donald Trump spoke with his counterpart in Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and there are reportedly plans in place for [...] More ...

Listen to political scientist Pinar Dinc explain what’s led to the PKK’s ceasefire with Turkey on The Conversation Weekly ...

With the disintegration of the Syrian state after 2011, the Kurds in northeast Syria became key players in shaping the country’s future. The recent agreement between Damascus and the Kurdish-led ...

Analysis: The interim president and the SDF agreed to integrate Kurdish-led forces into the Syrian military, but the deal ...

Islam remains the religion of the head of state, Arabic is the sole official language and the constitutional declaration offers no guarantees or protections for Syria’s minorities.

Just over three months since the fall of the Assad regime, Syria's leaders are struggling to build a new, unified country.

Israel, on the other hand, remains deeply suspicious of Syria’s interim president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, pointing to his roots in ...