Syrian state media denied rumors that he had fled to Moscow, Tehran or the United Arab Emirates. People with connections to his inner circle said he was almost certainly still in Damascus.

The overnight clash in Damascus appeared to have been contained, but it has heightened concerns that the violence sweeping the country’s coastal region could spread. By Euan Ward Reporting from ...

Washington has dangled the prospect of partial sanctions relief in front of Damascus in return for a list of demands. According to the Reuters news agency on Tuesday, which interviewed six ...

The Iranian embassy in Syria was directly attacked by suspected Israeli airplanes in the Mezzeh neighborhood of Damascus ... the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Jordan, Oman, Iraq, and Qatar.