The violence in Alawite areas is one sign of Syria’s fragmentation. In the north, Kurdish groups have their own enclaves and ...

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

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

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

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

As gang violence spreads in Haiti, locals say a Kenya-led U.N. security force in support of local police is not delivering ...

President of the Republic General Joseph Aoun recently stated, “My main concern is to combat corruption that has eaten away ...

Imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan has called on his militant group to lay down its arms and dissolve as part of a bid to end a four-decade long conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of l ...

But if they are wise enough to pursue a more democratic course, Syria’s political transition could become a turning point for a region where popular demands for responsive governance have been ...

However, the event sparked a wave of criticism after 35 political parties in northeast Syria (Rojava) issued a joint statement noting that its “outcomes are meaningless and have no value.” ...

A closing statement, which is expected to be advisory rather than binding, included 18 points that "will serve as a basis" for the reform of state institutions and touch on Syria's political life ...