Syrians expressed joy and relief following the announcement that the US Senate voted on Friday in favor of repealing the ...

Deadly clashes this week in the Kurdish-led northeast are a warning of just how fast Syria could slide back into war, writes ...

The 2025 Syrian parliamentary elections, which took place on October 5, 2025, occasioned a monumental, yet cautious, step in ...

Taking the stage at a political forum in New York City for an interview, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and retired ...

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani made a historic visit to Capitol Hill on Thursday, the first Syrian government representative to hold official meetings with the United States in 25 years.

Timelapse footage shows the Milky Way passing over Syria's ancient ruins of Palmyra. Palmyra is one of six Syrian sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage list, all of which suffered varying degrees ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

When armed factions led by the group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham overthrew Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad last December, many observers believed that Russia’s days in Syria were numbered. For decades, ...

When the world gathers in New York for the annual United Nations General Assembly, the city becomes a stage for dialogue, diplomacy and global ambition. But this year, that stage is overshadowed by a ...