Syrian rebels are entering the capital Damascus, Agence France-Presse reported, in a swift advance that has threatened President Bashar al-Assad’s rule.

The violence underscores the government’s challenge to assert nationwide control as ethnic and religious tensions simmer ...

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz issued a warning to Damascus on Monday after the military struck several tanks in southern Syria to prevent them from reaching a Druze village near the scene of ...

Syrian and Russian soldiers took part in joint drills at the Tartus naval base in 2022. (Agence France-Presse/Getty Images) Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Sunday the country’s military ...

Agence France-Presse (AFP) TV images from Damascus showed rebels firing into the air at sunrise, with some flashing the victory sign and crying "Allahu akbar", or God is greatest.

Syrians celebrated in Damascus as rebels stormed palaces and Assad fled to Moscow - as ... Nepal and Bangladesh. Before joining Reuters, she worked at Agence France Presse (AFP) and The Indian ...

Syria's Kurdish authorities called again on Sunday for a system of government that preserves a measure of their de facto autonomy, days after Damascus rejected "any form" of decentralisation.

At the blood-stained Saint Elias church in Damascus, Umm George wept as she desperately searched for her son, who was among the worshippers when a suicide bomber struck on Sunday.

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Louai Beshara/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Moscow The Syrian Embassy in Moscow raised the flag of the rebel group now in control of Damascus, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.