The prosecution of Alaa Mousa relied on the legal concept of universal jurisdiction, under which normal rules on territorial ...

A Syrian doctor who had practised in Germany was sentenced to life in prison by a German court on Monday for crimes against ...

U.S. officials are investigating an uncorroborated account from a high-ranking former Syrian official that American freelance ...

In a stunning shift in Middle Eastern politics, Syria, under the leadership of Bashar al-Assad, has rejoined the Arab League ...

Last month, the US and the EU announced the relaxation of sanctions on Syria. “It’s their time to shine. We’re taking them ...

More than a decade after being isolated by the Arab world for his brutal crackdown during Syria’s civil war, President Bashar ...

It has been six months since Syria broke free from 53 years of repressive rule. Now a former al Qaeda militant, Ahmed ...

The Israeli army says two rockets have been fired from Syria into open areas in the Israel-controlled Golan Heights.

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for two attacks in southern Syria. One of them was an attack on government ...

But their ties warmed significantly after Bashar Assad was toppled in neighboring Syria in a lightning rebel offensive in December. Since then, Turkey and Saudi Arabia have worked to stabilize the new ...

An American journalist who went missing in Syria more than a decade ago was executed on orders from then-President Bashar ...

Syria’s new government says it dismantled dozens of drug labs, many in areas once controlled by Assad’s brother, aiming to ...