The snack bar fight has become a flash point for long-simmering undercurrents in the village. It is the culmination of a ...

Americans deserve better answers. Why is a president who said it’s a top priority to return American hostages not taking full ...

When challenged to teach the whole Torah on one foot, the Jewish sage Hillel replied, “What is hateful to you, do not do to ...

We at McClatchy join Austin’s family in imploring President Joe Biden to remember that Austin is not just a Syrian captive and American hostage but a colleague, a brother and a son. Please, bring him ...

As local Syrians continue to celebrate Syria's newfound freedom, many refugees in San Diego say it's still not time to visit home yet.

Assad's Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shia Islam whose members make up one of Syria's biggest religious minorities. Alawites ...

The warnings say anyone whose ability to stay in the United States depends on an academic visa should reduce their risks and ...

With hostile Turkish-backed groups mobilising against them in Syria's north, and Damascus ruled by a group friendly to Ankara ...

The Syrian regime’s collapse came more quickly than the rebels had dreamed — the circumstances were both serendipitous and part of a larger global realignment.

Hassan, referred to as "the butcher" by many civilians on his street, was one of Assad's most menacing enforcers. He led the ...

Rebel forces in Syria are building a transitional government after toppling the regime of President Bashar Assad in a ...

The toppling of Bashar Assad has raised tentative hopes that Syrians might live peacefully and as equals after a half century ...