Zour, which remains divided between Syria's new government and a Kurdish-backed militia, is a hostage to competing ambitions.

Before Syria’s civil war erupted in 2011, it was pumping almost 400,000 barrels a day of crude. Production has since slumped and many fields are in the hands of Kurdish forces rather than the ...

An agreement would potentially also end restrictions on financing exploring or refining oil ... Before Syria’s civil war erupted in 2011, it was pumping almost 400,000 barrels a day of crude.

For many years, the Syrian desert was an incredibly dangerous place. Experts believe the last remnants of Islamic State are still there. But are they really?

Syria's electricity sector, long plagued by a cascade of crises – from war-torn infrastructure and fuel shortages, to ...

EU Regulation 36/2012 has imposed various restrictions on Syria’s energy sector including: Prohibition on the transport of crude oil and petroleum products of Syrian origin Prohibition on the ...

U.S. assistance for managing and securing camps in northeastern Syria with Islamic State-linked prisoners "cannot last ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria is open to letting Russia keep its air and naval bases along the Mediterranean coast as long as any agreement with the Kremlin serves the country’s interests ...

OPCW head expected to meet Syrian interim president Previous Assad government hindered chemical weapons inspections DAMASCUS, Feb 7 (Reuters) - The head of the Organisation for the Prohibition of ...

The Syrian whistleblower known as Caesar, who documented countless cases of human rights abuses during the time of the Bashar al-Assad government, revealed himself as First Lieutenant Farid al ...