But as a new government takes shape in Damascus, Syrians and foreign observers alike worry about how inclusive, representative, and Islamist it may be. The country’s de facto leader, Ahmed al-Shara, ...

After the exodus of most Syrian Jews, a few remain in the country they have called home for centuries. The New Arab finds out ...

He had spent the day with the leaders of Syria’s myriad armed factions, trying to persuade them to disband. Over seven weeks ...

Syria’s relations with Iran and Russia remain an open wound for the country’s people after the nations backed autocratic ...

A halt in foreign aid may undermine American organizations’ support for forces that guard the two largest camps holding ...

Before Assad’s ousting, the main foreign actors in Syria were Iran and Russia, which backed his regime during the country’s 13-year civil war — and Turkey, the prime supporter of rebels.