While it’s unclear what exact political path Syria will take, the dilemmas the country faces are similar to the experiences ...

Syria has faced such transitions before. Unless secular, pro-democracy advocates learn from the past, we risk falling into ...

In 1982 an uprising in the city of Hama by the Muslim Brotherhood, a Sunni Islamist group originating in Egypt, challenged ...

The article explores why Syria, despite its early independence, was unable to establish a democracy, instead evolving into a ...

Riad Sattouf’s saga of his parents’ failed bicultural marriage, with its harsh depiction of life in rural Syria, has become a ...

Tracing history sometimes allows us to better understand today’s events and anticipate those that might occur later. What is happening in Syria today is not isolated from the conflicts and ...

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk made history on Tuesday by becoming the first U.N. rights chief ...

Syria's new ruler and Lebanon's prime minister pledged on Saturday to build lasting ties during the first visit by a Lebanese ...

New administration working to establish new country 'based on institutions, not individuals' Asaad Al-Shaibani says - Anadolu Ajansı ...

Inclusivity and moderation are indeed immediate priorities for Syria, but a big national vote is not. Democracy does not ...

Syrian history presents many lessons for Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the radical Islamist group now leading a transitional process there, and those who wish to see a peaceful, secular and democratic Syria.