Shara, guarantees individual freedoms but gives Mr. al-Shara abundant power and keeps Islamic law as its legal foundation.

After Syria’s longtime autocratic ruler was toppled late last year, the man who led rebel groups to victory immediately faced ...

Outstanding issues between Damascus, the armed Druze groups, and the SDF can likely be resolved through protracted ...

Sharaa, seemed to waver between his jihadist past and his presidential present. After the first day of violence he made a ...

Kyle Orton reflects on his recent visit to a Syria still adjusting to life after the fall of Assad. There was something ...

The conflict poses a challenge for the new interim president as he tries to unify Syria and extend his authority over the ...

Rabbi Yusuf Hamra, left, and his son Henry take pictures as they visit the Al-Raqi synagogue in the old city of Damascus Feb.

DAMASCUS — Syria's leader vowed on Sunday (March 9) to hunt down the perpetrators of violent clashes pitting loyalists of deposed President Bashar al-Assad against the country's new Islamist ...

Tensions have been on the rise since Assad's downfall following sectarian attacks against Alawites, who ruled Syria for over 50 ... Assad's hometown, as Damascus scrambled to bring in reinforcements.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa called for national unity and peace on Sunday, after more than 1,000 people were reportedly killed in coastal Syria in ... from a mosque in Damascus.

Armed individuals in tactical gear stand amidst a crowd in Damascus, Syria, on December 13, 2024. With the Bashar al-Assad regime's collapse, Syria enters a transformative chapter following a ...

ALBAWABA - The restoration of the Damascus Sword monument in Umayyad Square has become a topic of heated debate in Syria after authorities announced the completion of repair work following damage ...