The Economist” selected Syria as the Country of the Year 2025, as part of its annual tradition, highlighting the nation that has

E ach Christmas The Economist names a country of the year. Not the happiest: that would nearly always be Scandinavian, making for a dull, predictable contest. Nor the most influential: that would always be a superpower.

The Syrian government did not comment directly on the extensive U.S. strikes targeting the Islamic State on Friday but said it was intensifying its own efforts to fight the group.

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa speaks during the ceremony announcing the new Syrian government at the People's Palace. Moawia Atrash/dpa Kurdish groups in Syria's north-east on Sunday criticized the newly formed transitional government, saying the line ...

A security agreement between Israel and Syria regarding arrangements in southern Syria appears feasible and possibly imminent. There are obvious short-term gains for both sides in such an agreement, which appear to be providing momentum in the contacts ...

Visiting Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Monday urged Kurdish-led forces to integrate into Syria's army and not obstruct the country's stability, as the deadline for implementing a deal between Damascus and the Kurds approaches.

The Caesar Act was imposed in 2019 in response to widespread and systematic violations of human rights by the regime of former dictator Bashar al-Assad.

Syria’s government and its allies have welcomed the lifting of sanctions imposed by the U.S. Congress in 2019 to punish then-President Bashar Assad for human rights abuses

BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian official said Tuesday that his country joined the global coalition against the Islamic State during President Ahmad al-Sharaa’s historic visit to Washington, but that Syria is not part of the U.S.-led military mission fighting ...