The prosecution of Alaa Mousa relied on the legal concept of universal jurisdiction, under which normal rules on territorial ...

U.S. officials are investigating an uncorroborated account from a high-ranking former Syrian official that American freelance ...

A Syrian doctor who had practised in Germany was sentenced to life in prison by a German court on Monday for crimes against ...

Syria has carried out its first international bank transaction via the SWIFT system since the outbreak of its 14-year civil ...

The fall of Bashar al-Assad last December did not erase the deep-rooted prejudices within Syrian society. Identity and ...

Maher al-Assad is wanted for war crimes and reportedly fled to Russia by way of Iraq as rebel forces took over Syria.

In a stunning shift in Middle Eastern politics, Syria, under the leadership of Bashar al-Assad, has rejoined the Arab League ...

More than a decade after being isolated by the Arab world for his brutal crackdown during Syria’s civil war, President Bashar ...

Over two million Syrians who had fled their homes during their country's war have returned since the ouster of Bashar al-Assad, UN refugee agency chief Filippo Grandi said Thursday, ahead of a visit ...

A top military figure under Syria's former president Bashar Al Assad has contacted Tehran for financial support to rebuild Iran's influence in the country and strengthen its position as it comes under ...

It has been six months since Syria broke free from 53 years of repressive rule. Now a former al Qaeda militant, Ahmed ...

The Israeli army says two rockets have been fired from Syria into open areas in the Israel-controlled Golan Heights.