Assad, President-elect Donald Trump stated that he thinks what happens in Syria "is not our fight." In this web exclusive, outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken explains to correspondent Martha Teichner why he feels it is imperative for the United States to be engaged with the new government that emerges in Damascus.

ROME—US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has agreed in talks in Rome with European counterparts on the need to encourage stability in Syria, officials

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken agreed Thursday in talks in Rome with European counterparts on the need to encourage stability in Syria, officials said, as Turkey threatens Kurdish forces in the war-torn country.

Truce deal ‘could come at any time’ says Blinken as hostage release details emerge - Hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip whilst Israel insists details are still bein

Syria's new administration has called on the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to be integrated in the national army. But the SDF has so far refused, amid recent clashes with

Syria's defense minister said Wednesday that Damascus was open to talks with Kurdish-led forces on their integration into the national army but stood ready to use force should negotiations fail. "The door to negotiation with the (Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces) is currently open,

In one of its final moves in office, the Biden administration is trying to secure U.S. influence over Rojava, the Kurdish-led region of northeastern

Syria’s defense minister said Wednesday that Damascus was open to talks with Kurdish-led forces on their integration into the national army but stood ready

Hamas faces an uncertain future post-ceasefire, grappling with leadership losses, declining foreign support, and strained relations with Palestinian factions. Amid pragmatic concessions and resistance rhetoric,

Murhaf Abu Qasra said Kurdish-led forces should be incorporated into the new national army and weapons to be controlled by the state

Polish paramedics treated 16 injured coal miners on Wednesday after methane ignited in a mine in southern Poland, the ambulance service said.

In an interview with Saudi Arabia’s Asharq Al Awsat’s News channel on Tuesday, SDF commander Mazloum Abdi said the alliance’s “basic demand” is for decentralized administration – a potential challenge to Syria’s new leadership, which wants to bring all of the country back under the government’s authority after ousting Bashar al-Assad last month.