Turkey’s top diplomat, defense minister and intelligence chief paid a sudden visit to Damascus. The visit Thursday comes days ...

Democracy and peace are not guaranteed when a dictator falls — sometimes, a country’s fate turns uglier and messier.

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

Thousands of Jews left Syria in 1992, when they were allowed to emigrate. The visit by a small delegation of U.S.-based Syrian Jewish religious figures last week was their first time back since then.

It was the last place he had said prayers before leaving Syria 33 years ago in a wave of emigration by Syria's Jews. "Ach, ach, ach," said the 77-year-old, dressed in a white shirt and black suit ...

It was the last place he had said prayers before leaving Syria 33 years ago in a wave ... "Is there anything more beautiful than your home?" The ball caps turn out not to be needed as a security ...