The article explores why Syria, despite its early independence, was unable to establish a democracy, instead evolving into a ...

The 1967 Six-Day War saw Israel fight Egypt, Syria, and Jordan, resulting in Israel’s capture of the Golan Heights and the destruction of Syria’s air power. In 1970, then-Defence Minister Hafez ...

France’s Jean-Noël Barrot was in the Syrian capital Damascus alongside his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock, where they met Syria’s de facto leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu ...

Damascus — The European Union backs a peaceful, inclusive transition in Syria ... ruler Bashar al-Assad last month. One of their first stops was the notorious Sednaya prison, not far from ...

The two ministers arrived in Damascus to meet with Ahmed Al-Sharaa, the head of the newly formed Syrian transitional administration. Their visit underscores the evolving international engagement with ...

visits the infamous Saidnaya torture prison approximately four weeks after the overthrow in Syria. Baerbock makes a surprise visit to Syria following the fall of long-term ruler Bashar al-Assad.

He was then transferred to the notorious Sednaya Prison, dubbed the "human slaughterhouse", where he said "the torture only got worse". Image: Former Syrian President Hafez al Assad, his wife ...

Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and top French diplomat Jean-Noel Barrot visited Syria's Saydnaya prison on Friday, an emblem of abuses under deposed leader Bashar al-Assad ...

Ahmed al-Sharaa, the leader of Syria's interim administration, held a meeting with members of the Christian clergy in the country's capital Damascus on Tuesday. Al-Sharaa met with a delegation from ...

Haunting images of Syria's notorious Saydnaya prison have emerged since Islamist-led rebels ousted president Bashar al-Assad after more than 13 years of civil war, but a photo circulating on social ...