One of the drivers of the Arab Spring and the Syrian revolution was anger over corrupt business deals. Indeed, relatives and cronies of Assad owned de facto monopolies over lucrative industries ...

Thousands of people celebrated the Kurdish Nowruz spring festival on Thursday in Dohuk in the semi ... (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban) ...

The U.N. special envoy for Syria is calling for an end to violence and for the protection of civilians, as the country grapples with renewed violence three months after the fall of President ...

TASS/. The next international meeting on Syria in the Astana format is planned for this spring, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin told reporters on Thursday. "A high-level meeting ...

AKRE. Iraq — Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and renewal, at a time when many are hoping that a new political beginning is on ...