In government-held territory, residents hope rapprochement will bring trade and investment, while in opposition-held areas locals feel increasingly isolated and abandoned

Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons investigation finds 'reasonable grounds to believe' helicopter dropped two cylinders containing gas, killing 43

Almost half of UN contracts in 2019-2020 are with suppliers blacklisted by West, including group that killed blindfolded prisoners in 2013 and buried them in mass grave

Instead of zipping past each other, convoys backing opposing sides of Syrian civil war stop to chat, pose for pictures and exchange uniform patches as momentos of the interaction

Rifaat Assad convicted of conspiracy to launder public money, tax fraud; law may enable return of money to Syrian public

The Guardian details how, after receiving a harrowing video of the 2013 killing of 41 people in Tadamon, the scholars went undercover online to find the killer and get a confession

After essentially turning Mediterranean ally into a protectorate, Putin has been emboldened in latest expansionist attempt, critics and observers say

Unidentified detainee, who lives abroad, suspected of aiding crimes against humanity committed by Assad regime during civil war

Syrian Jews from Brooklyn visit synagogue in Damascus, call trip 'extremely normal'; expert says Assad welcoming foreigners to boost reconstruction

Saudi outlet says Quds Force chief in Syria accused of 'major breach of Syrian sovereignty' after attacking US forces, placing Iranian weapons in unapproved places