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

A Syrian doctor who had practised in Germany was sentenced to life in prison by a German court on Monday for crimes against ...

U.S. officials are investigating an uncorroborated account from a high-ranking former Syrian official that American freelance ...

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 ...

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

The U.S. government is investigating claims by a former senior Syrian official that Marine veteran and freelance journalist ...

Six months after the overthrow of Assad, Syrians are protesting for accountability and inclusive democratization.

Assad, many Syrians fear they have merely exchanged one autocrat for another. Confronted with a battered economy and ...

The general, Bassam Hassan, is said to have shared grim news about the fate of Austin Tice, an American journalist and former ...

The Israeli army says two rockets have been fired from Syria into open areas in the Israel-controlled Golan Heights.