Countries across Europe have reacted to the news of Bashar al-Assad’s fall from power by pausing decisions on Syrian refugee applications. The influx of refugees from Syria following the ...

became a major weapons supplier to these countries. In 1958 Syria and Egypt formed the United Arab Republic. But Egypt was dominant, and most decisions were made in Cairo (see map 3). Political ...

Syria’s deeply flawed interim Constitution should be replaced with one that reflects our values: freedom, equality and ...

That annexation was not recognised by most countries. Syria still holds part of the Golan and has demanded that Israel withdraw from the rest of it. Israel has refused, citing security concerns.

For one thing, essentials like housing, clean water and electricity are patchy; according to a un poll of refugees in the ...

Map: Where is Syria and how are its neighbours involved? Syria, with a population of about 22 million people, is located on the east coast of the Mediterranean sea. It borders Turkey to the north ...

BRUSSELS — European countries look set ... now working “against the Syrian people.” Lifting them “is the key for stability of ...

Bashar al-Assad is gone, and Russia and Iran have stepped back. But Israel, Turkey and the United States are carrying out airstrikes. By Alissa J. Rubin Great powers have fought for centuries for ...

Terrain map showing ... 100 km north of the Syrian capital of Aleppo. Note: A shakemap represents the ground shaking produced by an earthquake. The information is different from the earthquake ...

A man points at bullet holes in a window of a hospital following a spate of violence between Syrian security forces and insurgents loyal to ousted President Bashar al-Assad in Syria’s coastal ...

A crowd holds a large Syrian flag in Damascus to mark the end of the Assad regime (Picture: Omar Haj Kadour/AFP) Countries across Europe have reacted to the news of Bashar al-Assad’s fall from ...