The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan has made an unannounced visit to Damascus, meeting with the leader of Syria’s de facto government.

International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor Karim Khan visited Damascus, meeting Syria's de facto leader to discuss accountability for alleged crimes during the Syrian conflict, which resulted in numerous deaths and displacements.

Syria’s de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, on Wednesday abolished the country’s constitution and declared himself president during a meeting of armed factions in Damascus.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan made an unannounced visit Friday to Damascus to confer with the leader of Syria’s de facto ...

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte urged member states of the alliance on Monday to step up defence spending beyond their common goal of 2% of national output set a decade ago, saying this was now too low because of new challenges.

It is becoming apparent that negotiations between the new leadership in Damascus and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) face significant obstacles due to disagreements over military structure and administrative demands.

In Damascus again after a hiatus of nearly eight years, I decided to see what remained of the city’s once flourishing Jewish community. The dictator was gone. The new Islamist rulers had yet to ...

A tram spotting the “Happy Year of the Snake 2025” painted message is seen in The Hague, Netherlands on Jan 21, 2025. The painted tram adds to the Spring Festival festivity in the local ...

Vice President JD Vance will return to Washington County on Monday to review progress in the town of Damascus after the devastating September flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Helene.

A bookseller shows a volume that was reportedly banned during the rule of Syria's ousted president Bashar al-Assad — LOUAI BESHARA Books recounting torture in Syrian prisons or texts on radical Islamic theology now sit openly in Damascus bookstores ...

Threats of various kinds followed. I had resigned myself to the fact I would never see Damascus again. The unexpected victory of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham opened up a perhaps fleeting window.