Though Syria’s future remains unclear, the country suspended its constitution and declared Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former rebel leader, its transitional president just days ago. “Conflicts in the Middle ...

A hmed al-Sharaa, Syria’s president, spoke to The Economist on January 31st in Damascus. The conversation has been translated ...

Since Bashar al-Assad fled the country and Ahmad al-Sharaa arrived in Damascus, eventually being declared president, every speech and interview he has given, whether televised or in print, reflects a ...

Israel and Hamas reached a deal to resolve a disagreement over the exchange of a female civilian hostage that had threatened ...

Israel said its forces would remain in southern Lebanon past the 60-day withdrawal deadline set by a ceasefire agreement with ...

Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has said Beirut and Damascus will work together to secure their land borders, as well as to delineate both land and sea borders. In the first trip ...

Syria's new ruler and Lebanon's prime minister pledged Saturday to build lasting ties during the first visit by a Lebanese head of government to Damascus since the civil war started in 2011.

Lebanon's prime minister is to visit Damascus "soon", the information minister said on Tuesday -- the first such visit since Islamist-led rebels seized power in Syria last month. "There will be a ...

This is a rare moment in the Middle East. Opportunity outweighs risk, and shrewdly applied American power and influence could ...

Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Saturday in Damascus. In the first trip by a Lebanese prime minister to neighboring Syria in 15 years, Mikati addressed a joint news ...

At a news conference in Damascus, Mr. Mikati said both countries should quickly resolve the matter of the more than one million refugees that Lebanon took in as a result of the Syrian civil war ...

First visit by a Lebanese PM to Syria in 15 years Strengthening border at top of agenda Lebanese PM says issue of Syrian refugees 'urgent' Syria sees opportunity for 'positive relationship' Jan 11 ...