The prosecution of Alaa Mousa relied on the legal concept of universal jurisdiction, under which normal rules on territorial ...

After Assad fled to Russia, Abu Tarek and other internally displaced people suddenly had new freedom to move about the ...

Syria was once among the closest allies of the Islamic republic, but the new government resents Tehran’s support for the ...

In a stunning shift in Middle Eastern politics, Syria, under the leadership of Bashar al-Assad, has rejoined the Arab League ...

More than a decade after being isolated by the Arab world for his brutal crackdown during Syria’s civil war, President Bashar ...

In a park overlooking Damascus, 25-year-old Khaldoun Hallak has spent the past few evenings with his friends, drinking yerba ...

An upcoming BBC podcast about the reporter's disappearance in August 2012 has unearthed new details of his case - some of ...

By announcing the reopening of its embassy in Damascus, Morocco has opened a new chapter in its relations with Syria. This ...

A German court on Monday handed a life sentence to a Syrian doctor who tortured opponents of former ruler Bashar al-Assad ...

Russia’s relations with Israel are complicated. Although the Soviet Union initially supported the creation of the state of ...

With allies crumbling and its proxy network in retreat, Iran faces a new reality: exposed to direct attacks, isolated on the ...

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has spent almost four decades as Shi'ite Iran's supreme leader building a regional power to rival the ...