Observers said more than 100,000 died in prisons and detention centres during the civil war. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Finding the remnants of the old dictatorship and bringing them to justice has emerged as a top priority for the new ...

Israel "does not need this territory, as the Israelis have already taken the Golan Heights," Vitaly Naumkin said ...

On December 8, 2024, jihadist forces led by the al-Qaeda-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) seized power, creating new threats to the rights and lives of Christians, Alawites and other minorities.

Syria's new government has been facing new challenges with unrest emerging in certain regions amid a growing number of ...

American officials are wary as they try to persuade the rebels now in control in Syria to govern with an inclusive and ...

A former top military official who issued death sentences for detainees in Damascus’s Sednaya prison has been arrested by ...

Turkey has expressed interest in helping Syria revive its oil and gas production, potentially building new pipelines and ...

After a period of celebration over the fall of the Assad regime, old sectarian and political divisions have reasserted ...

The Syrian transitional government is launching its first crackdown on political dissidents following an "ambush" by ...

Iraqi intelligence chief Hamid al-Shatri met on Thursday in Damascus with Ahmad al-Sharaa, leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or ...

Security forces launched an operation against pro-Assad militias in the western province of Tartus, reportedly killing three gunmen linked with Assad's government.