He had become an expatriate in 1969 soon after the Baath Party coup, studying economics in Paris before going to Syria and Lebanon. As a young man he favored secular, socialist and Arab nationalist ideas and was friends with the secular-minded ex-Baathist Ayad Allawi. ..…

Syrian President Bashar Assad told Kuwaiti that Syria has reached a major understanding with Arab states after years of hostility over the war against the country.. ... President Assad said Arab and Western delegations have begun visiting Syria to prepare for the..…

Germany also approved the sale of parts for a ship-to-air defense system to the United Arab Emirates—which is also involved in Yemen. . A lot of this cooperation revolves around Syria, where Germany is also looking to get more involved. ..…

Defense Secretary Ash Carter openly defied President Barack Obama when he sabotaged a plan to cooperate militarily with Russia against extremists in Syria by killing dozens of Syrian Arab Army soldiers just as Secretary of State John Kerry was nailing down the details of the agreement, which..…

Iran has been the supporter of Syrian in the course of the almost decade struggle of Arab nation with foreign-funded terrorism. Syria's to Iran has been the source of animosity held by the US, Israeli and Saudi Arabia. ..…