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.

He should be more understanding of the people who are doing good in the US and not doing anything wrong over those who come here to do evil,” John Sanchez told The Post.

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 ...

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 ...

Dmitry Medvedev pointed out that these attacks, some of them a thousand kilometers deep into Russia’s interior, were causing damage to Russian infrastructure, which had to be repaired ...

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