The militias that control the Druse religious minority’s heartland in southwestern Syria have resisted the new government’s attempts to bring all armed groups under its control.

During a recent late March soft opening, Scott Little and his wife Alison invited people to browse their new Damascus business, start up a conversation, or just relax with a ...

When Syria's new leaders shut 60 Damascus bars, drinkers protested, and the government reversed itself. It's an example of ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria’s new transitional government was sworn in Saturday nearly four months after the Assad family was ...