Syria’s national dialogue conference is in flux amid pressure for a political transition
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — An official with the committee preparing a national dialogue conference in Syria to help…
Turkey says it would reconsider its military presence in Syria if Kurdish militants are eliminated
Turkey’s foreign minister says his country would reconsider its military presence in northeastern Syria if that country’s new…
Rwanda-backed rebels advance and Congolese forces retreat from eastern Congo’s second largest city
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Panic swept through eastern Congo’s second-largest city on Saturday as residents and soldiers fled…
US-backed commander says his Kurdish-led group wants a secular and civil state in post-Assad Syria
HASSAKEH, Syria (AP) — The commander of the main U.S.-backed force in Syria said Sunday the recent ouster…
A train station was once the pride of Syria’s capital. Some see it as a symbol of revival after war.
Malla grew up near the station. His father, uncles and grandfather all worked there. Eventually he was driving…
A train station was once the pride of Syria’s capital. Some see it as a symbol of revival after war
DAMASCUS, Syria — A train station in Damascus was once the pride of the Syrian capital, an essential…
Saudi Arabia presses top EU diplomats to lift sanctions on Syria after Assad’s fall – WSB-TV Channel 2
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — (AP) — Saudi Arabia urged top European diplomats at a gathering Sunday to lift…
Italy’s FM heads to Syria to encourage post-Assad transition and calls for EU to review sanctions
ROME — Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is travelling to Syria on Friday to encourage the country’s transition…
The fall of Bashar Assad after 14 years of war in Syria brings to an end a decades-long dynasty
BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar Assad fled the country on Sunday, bringing to a dramatic close his nearly…
Scars of December: A pivotal Cold War-era battle in Greece quietly passes its 80th anniversary
ATHENS, Greece — Across the street from the Temple of Olympian Zeus, the ancient monument in central Athens,…