Germany warned Turkey against stepping up military action against Kurdish armed groups in the north of Syria. Mourners carry the coffin of a member of the Women's Protection Units (YPJ), who was killed during a Turkish drone strike in the countryside of Kobani, during her funeral in Syria's northeastern city of Qamishli. AFP

DAMASCUS – Two weeks after seizing power in a sweeping offensive, Syria’s new leader, Mr Ahmed al-Sharaa, has stepped up regional contacts, vowing in a meeting on Dec 22 not to “negatively” interfere in neighbouring Lebanon. Mr Sharaa also met ...

Nadia’s eyes were full of tears as she crossed the border from Syria to Lebanon. She was finally going to see her son. A 14-year-old boy the last time she saw him; he is now 22 and living in Germany.

A prominent Lebanese politician held talks on Sunday with the insurgent who led the overthrow of Syria’s President Bashar Assad, with both expressing hope for a new era in relations between their countries.

Part of a Crusader castle crumbled. An 18th century minaret felled. Church mosaics burned. Archaeologists are assessing damage to UNESCO World Heritage Sites from Israeli strikes on Lebanon and Syria.

Syria will not "negatively" interfere in Lebanon's affairs, Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) told a visiting delegation of Druze leaders on Sunday.

For much of the past decade, Assad’s regime, bolstered by unwavering support from Iran and Russia, brutally suppressed dissent. What began as an uprising in 2011 evolved into a devastating civil war that eventually settled into an uneasy stalemate.

Syria’s nearly 14-year-old civil war fragmented the country, crumbled the economy and created fertile ground for the production of the highly addictive drug Captagon

As the humanitarian crisis affecting children in Gaza continues to deepen, UNICEF says there’s also a great need in Lebanon and Syria. John Yang speaks with UNICEF spokesman James Elder about what he saw on a recent trip to the region.

In its unwavering commitment to humanitarian support, Saudi Arabia's KSrelief continues to deliver crucial aid to those affected by crises in the Middle East. The agency recently distributed 724 food packages and 724 hygiene kits in Syria's Sarmada and Idlib,