A cousin of the former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad who was involved in suppressing the protests that started the 2011 ...

Arab leaders have warmly welcomed Ahmed al-Sharaa as Syria's interim president, with close allies of his deposed predecessor ...

President Trump’s controversial pick for national intelligence chief angered Republicans by refusing to condemn government ...

Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence also faced questions from Senators Thursday, who grilled the former Hawaii congressmember about Edward Snowden; her 2017 meeting ...

BEIRUT, January 31. /TASS/. Atef Najib, a maternal cousin of former Syrian President Bashar Assad, was detained by the country's new authorities, Syria TV reported.

Russia is willing to help with the reconstruction of Syria as it continues to seek a deal with the country’s new leadership ...

Bashar-al Assad fled the country on December 8 to take refuge in the Russian capital, where he owns several luxury apartments ...

Among the topics that came up: her stance on an electronic surveillance program, her push to drop charges against Edward ...

Since Islamist rebels overthrew the Assad dictatorship in Syria, Egypt, with parallels in its own recent history, has watched ...

Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's pick to be director of national intelligence, faced sharp criticism from Democrats ...

Tulsi Gabbard appeared before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday as part of her confirmation process to serve as director of national intelligence.

Economic shock therapy: plans include privatizations and slashing public sector jobs Reforms designed to avoid chaos of ...