"To be honest, the Alawites clearly ask for international protection," a former Syrian diplomat told Newsweek.

The image of the two men meeting, having discarded their military uniforms and put on suits, illustrates how leaders can ...

The Zionist regime that has always faced security threats in its borders is seeking to exploit the domestic crises faced by ...

The collapse of the Soviet Union greatly reduced the West’s fear of another world war—a fear that had led Western leaders to ...

When I wrote a novel called American War, I found that one of the most popular uses of that phrase was as a Vietnamese ...

Syria’s interim president has signed a temporary constitution that leaves the country under Islamist rule for five years ...

Just hours after Islamist rebels ousted longtime Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in December, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood at edge of the occupied Golan Heights and looked out over ...

Relevant parties in Syria should protect the lives and properties of civilians despite their conflicts. The holding of a national dialogue is a key step in the political transition, for which a ...