A company with links to the United Arab Emirates has deployed contractors to support the rebel Rapid Support Forces.
Inside Assad’s Ransacked Palace: Anxiety Pills, Graffiti and Shredded Posters
A Wall Street Journal reporter in Damascus tours the dictator’s former home, office and underground bunker.
Europe Asks: Is It Time for Syria’s Refugees to Go Home?
While governments urge caution, calls are rising across Europe for Syrians who fled the Assad regime to return.
Israel’s Netanyahu Testifies in Corruption Trial for First Time
The trial is a reminder of the deep divisions in Israeli society over the prime minister’s leadership.
Brazil’s President Lula da Silva Undergoes Emergency Brain Surgery
The hospital treating da Silva, one of Latin America’s leading leftists, said the 79-year-old is in stable condition.
After Ousting Assad, Syrian Rebels Rush to Impose Order in Damascus
Rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani has moved to form a transitional government, get the buses running and turn the power…
Israeli Strikes Hit Syria’s Navy, Military Arsenals
The strikes targeted military assets as part of Israel’s campaign to destroy weapons left behind by Bashar al-Assad’s military.
China Stages Largest Show of Force in Decades After U.S. Visit by Taiwan’s Lai
Taiwanese authorities said they were seeing “major elements of a military drill” over a vast expanse of air and sea.
EU’s New Competition Chief Plans Policy Overhaul
The new chief of the European Union’s antitrust arm plans to overhaul the bloc’s approach to enforcement to safeguard its…
Iran Suffers Blow of ‘Historic Proportions’ With Assad’s Fall
Tehran loses a pillar of its national-security strategy as it prepares for more confrontation with Donald Trump.
