EU officials agreed to begin easing sanctions on Syria. Dozens of people were executed this weekend in the city of Homs.

In a phone call on Thursday with his Turkish counterpart, Iran’s foreign minister raised concerns about recent news of ...

From this brief mandate, Syria inherited a parliamentary system modeled after France’s, but political parties were little ...

Jolani, the leader of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) militant group, became the de facto leader of Syria. Since then, he has ...

President-elect Donald Trump has expressed frustration that flags will be flying at half-staff when he takes office later this month. It's an action put in place by President Joe Biden to honor ...

Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom will temporarily raise the American Flag at the state Capitol to full height on Inauguration Day next week, joining a handful of GOP governors and ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Governor Mike Kehoe signed an Executive Order on Wednesday ordering U.S. and Missouri flags to be flown at full-staff on Monday at all state buildings and grounds in honor of ...

The feeling is a new one for the Alawites, a group that was powerful and influential during the dictator's rule. The Alawites are a minority sect which follows an esoteric offshoot of Shiite Islam.

It might come as a surprise, but U.S. service members weren't technically allowed to unfurl giant U.S. flags at major events, despite the practice's status as a staple of many pregame ceremonies.