Amid escalating tensions and evolving diplomatic overtures, the relationship between Israel and Syria has entered yet another complex phase. In the wake of the fall of the Assad regime, tentative ...

An increasingly dominant force in the Middle East, Israel has been seeking to shape developments in Syria by supporting allied Druze militiamen as part of an effort to weaken the country’s national ...

The fall of the Assad regime last December, after fifty-five years of hereditary dictatorial rule, was as momentous and unexpected as its beginning and endurance since the 1970s. Amid the ...

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa visits U.N. headquarters in New York City on Sept. 24, 2025. Photo credit: Liri Agami/Flash90 via JNS With Ahmed al-Sharaa, the new president of Syria, having met this ...

Once a member of al Qaeda and the Islamic State and now leading Syria’s fragile transition since toppling the Bashar Assad regime, Ahmed al-Sharaa is ready to take to the global center stage at the ...

Israel's simultaneous push for peace and ongoing attacks in Syria are putting the country's brand-new leader to the test, threatening to undermine his nascent rule as the hardline Islamist fighters ...

Jon Alterman testified before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Middle East & North Africa regarding the new Syrian government and strategies the U.S. can use to advance U.S. interests in the ...

Syria is a patchwork of identities, par for the course in a region where novel nationalities vie with tribe and religion for the citizenry’s loyalty. For most of the country’s history, the Assad ...

Moderator, "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan;" Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan is moderator of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on CBS. Based in Washington, D.C., ...

Syria has arrested five people suspected of having links to the shooting of five Iowa National Guard members, two of whom ...