Syria's de facto ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa hosted Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt on Sunday in another effort to reassure minorities they will be protected after Islamist rebels led the ouster of Bashar al-Assad two weeks ago.

It is at night that the past comes back to haunt Don McCullin, 90 next year, one of Britain’s greatest living photographers. Inside his head are the ghosts of two decades of war, and what he calls a lifetime of shame after growing up among the violent,

Following the fall of Assad's regime, tensions across the Middle East have continued to remain high prompting concerns from countries in the area.

Will he walk the walk and not just talk the talk? And if he doesn’t win in the elections, will he peacefully stand aside for whoever does win?” one analyst said.

The toppling of Bashar Assad has raised tentative hopes that Syrians might live peacefully and as equals after a half century of authoritarian rule.

The high-level delegation arrived to engage in talks with Syria's interim leadership, the State Department confirmed early Friday.

As those in the lucrative Captagon network move aside, how will the new leaders stop any criminals waiting in the wings to replace them?

Behind the coils of razor wire and concrete walls, glimpses of the horror emerge from the warren of dank, airless corridors of what has been dubbed “The Slaughterhouse.”

A prominent Lebanese politician has met with the insurgent who led the overthrow of Syria’s President Bashar Assad and both expressing hope for a new era in relations between their countries

The White House expressed growing concerns about the ISIS resurgence in Syria. It comes as the Biden administration is taking a final diplomatic push in the Middle East before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.