The line between a sympathiser and member of the so-called Islamic State (IS) “was crossed” by a former Irish soldier, a Dublin court has heard. Defence barrister for Lisa Smith had earlier argued her ...

BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s presidency announced on Friday that it would extend a probe into the killings of Alawite civilians in coastal areas that left hundreds dead after clashes between government ...

Syria's new transitional government has been unveiled - nearly four months after the fall of the Assad regime. The formation of the new government marks a key milestone after decades of Assad ...

(Reuters) -Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa announced a transitional government on Saturday, appointing 23 ministers in a broadened cabinet seen as a key milestone in the transition from decades ...

A group of volunteers from Blackburn have spent Ramadan on a mercy mission on the streets of Syria. So far, they have fundraised more than £50,000, and the team of six have been in Khirbet Al Joz ...

The deal signed by the Lebanese and Syrian defense ministers in Saudi Arabia late Thursday came after clashes in border areas earlier this month left several people dead and dozens wounded on both ...

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Turkey is also emboldened by the collapse of the Assad government in neighboring Syria at the hands of rebels it supported over the course of the war. These rebels now make up the new government. On ...

The fighters, nominally aligned with Syria’s new government, had descended on the region and were looking for Alawites – a religious minority to which Syria’s former leader Bashar al-Assad ...

Four Russian ships on their way back from Syria were closely watched by British ships and helicopters reporting on their every move. Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset, minehunter HMS Cattistock ...

UNHCR Cyprus has raised concerns over a reported “pushback incident on March 14 involving three boats carrying approximately 80 Syrian nationals, including women and children, who had departed ...