The coastal region of Syria, where the violence has taken place, is the heartland of the Alawite minority, and a stronghold ...

Syrian Oil Minister Ghiath Diab called Wednesday on oil companies that had operated in the country to return and develop the energy sector.

Although the conference was called to chart the country’s future, the Kurdish-led militia that controls much of Syria’s northeast was not invited. By Raja Abdulrahim and Euan Ward Reporting fr ...

A particularly moving testimony came from an elderly Syrian man who had endured 30 years of injustice and torture in Saydnaya and Tadmur prisons. His words painted a harrowing picture of the ...

Meanwhile, gas resources are mostly found in the central regions extending toward Palmyra (Tadmur). Bashar Assad, Syria's leader for nearly 25 years, fled to Russia on Dec. 8, ending the Baath ...

In more recent times, the area had darker associations. It was home to Tadmur prison, where thousands of opponents of the Assad family’s rule in Syria were reportedly tortured. The Islamic State group ...

It was home to Tadmur prison, where thousands of opponents of the Assad family's rule in Syria were reportedly tortured. The Islamic State group demolished the prison after capturing the town.

It was home to Tadmur prison, where thousands of opponents of the Assad family’s rule in Syria were reportedly tortured. The Islamic State group demolished the prison after capturing the town.

In more recent times, the area had darker associations. It was home to Tadmur prison, where thousands of opponents of the Assad family’s rule in Syria were reportedly tortured. The Islamic State group ...