It is the first official confirmation that Russian authorities have denied the request from Damascus. Assad and his family ...

Syrian authorities requested Russia to extradite ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad, but were turned down, Syrian President ...

In an interview with The New York Times, President Ahmed al-Shara urged the United States to lift sanctions and alluded to ...

Ahmed al-Shara said his government was discussing military support with Russia and Turkey, appealed for a lifting of ...

Palmyra was considered one of the world's most intact ancient Roman sites. ISIS blew up many key monuments of this storied ...

DAMASCUS/LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) -As his enemies closed in on Damascus, Bashar al-Assad, who ruled over Syria with an iron ...

Two U.S. Congress members landed in Damascus on Friday to meet Syrian officials, the first visit by American lawmakers to the ...

Vilified by the Assad regime, these Nobel-nominated first responders operated only in rebel areas. Now their founder is in ...

PA leader Mahmoud Abbas separately meets with Syrian counterpart in Damascus; Syria's FM to reportedly soon visit US as ...