Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.

The country is experiencing its worst drought in decades, which has set the conditions for the blazes to scorch an area the ...

The longtime enemies have opened contacts, reflecting a power shift across a Middle East in which they have newfound common ...

Ahmed al-Sharaa led HTS, considered a jihadist group for years. Now, he has replaced Assad as Syria’s new president. And he ...

BEIRUT (Reuters) -Thousands of Syrian refugees are set to return from Lebanon this week under the first, U.N.-backed plan ...

Under the Assad regime, Saydnaya prison became a mass-killing machine; ‘a symbol of shame for the whole world.’ ...

Last month's deadly church bombing outside Syria's capital is raising fears among the country's minority Christians.

Syrian activist Shadi Martini tells lobby new president called peace with Israel a 'unique opportunity'; Gulf journalist ...

Anger has been steadily building against Syria's new rulers as senior Israeli officials tout a possible normalisation deal ...

BEIRUT: Syria must publish the full results of an investigation into the March killings of Alawite civilians and ensure those responsible are held accountable, ...

The revelation raises huge doubts about the regime's declared commitment to a new democratic system, reports Rana Sabbagh ...