He had spent the day with the leaders of Syria’s myriad armed factions, trying to persuade them to disband. Over seven weeks after the fall of Damascus, the fate of these groups is still uncertain.

Militants in the Gaza Strip released eight hostages on Thursday (Jan 30), handing them over to the Red Cross amid chaotic crowds as part of a swap that is set to see 110 Palestinians released from ...

The rebel chief who led the overthrow of the longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad has been declared the head of government for a transitional period.

With Syria's corruption-ridden economy in shambles after the overthrow of Bashar Assad, the caretaker government’s priority ...

Former rebels now controlling Syria name an interim president and throw out the constitution adopted under Assad, saying a ...

The new leadership of the country said the rebel coalition leader, Ahmed al-Shara, would serve as president during a ...

The leader of the former rebel group that toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad was named on Wednesday the country’s interim ...