Syria's new authorities are using Islamic teachings to train a fledgling police force, a move officers say aims to instil a ...

Baldor has covered the Pentagon and national security issues for The Associated Press since 2005. She has reported from all over the world including warzones in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria.

UNICEF remains steadfast in its commitment to reach every child in Syria with the critical support they need. Committed to delivering hope and opportunities, UNICEF will continue working alongside ...

You’d be forgiven if, during the madcap weeks leading to Donald Trump’s inauguration, you’d lost track of what was happening with the Houthi rebels in Yemen. As one of Iran’s last remaining close ...

Syria's new leaders are recruiting a fledgling police force to replace Bashar al-Assad's feared, corrupted and now disbanded forces. But their focus on Islamic law and teachings as they recruit has ...

The move to put religion at the center of policing risks seeding new rifts in a diverse country awash with guns after 13 years of civil war and alienating foreign governments they have been trying ...

Anastasia Moran is the former associate director for advocacy at the Rescue Committee, where she led the group’s advocacy with the U.S. government and the World Bank. She previously served as the U.S.

The ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas stretched into a fifth day on Thursday. Humanitarian aid groups are working to surge food and supplies to the war-ravaged territory as Palestinians scour ...

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud will visit Damascus on Friday and meet with top officials in the new Syrian administration, a Syrian official said on Thursday.

U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi called Thursday for cooperation between Syria's new authorities, host countries and donors to secure the return of 6.2 million Syrian refugees to ...

The year 2025 began with a shocking ISIS terrorist attack on the homeland when Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove a truck with an Islamic State flag into a crowd, killing 15 people in New Orleans.

International commercial flights have resumed at Damascus International Airport for the first time since the ousting of Bashar al-Assad.