By Ismaeel Naar Reporting from Manama, Bahrain, and from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates For decades, Syria was Iran’s closest Arab ally in the Middle East while the wealthy Persian Gulf ...

Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs of the United Arab Emirates, met with Syria’s interim Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaybani on Monday to ...

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani said on Wednesday that the country will open its economy to foreign ...

While it’s unclear what exact political path Syria will take, the dilemmas the country faces are similar to the experiences ...

No country has as much to gain from a stable Syria as Turkey, and few have as much to lose if it implodes. Turkey is home to ...

“This is an interim government that faces huge challenges when it comes to getting Syria back on its feet. It needs money,” she noted. Al-Shaibani is expected to visit the United Arab Emirates ...

The new administration's approach to governing must include "different groups" and women, and "no radicalization", the European Union's foreign-policy chief said.

Syria's interim Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani, who has repeatedly called for lifting long-standing sanctions, attended ...

While major ruptures are not expected, Gulf states are urging a tougher stance on Israel and a softening toward Iran, ...

Foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar ... The meeting is the first to include both Syria’s new rulers and top Western officials and will be led by Saudi ...

Foreign ministers from Arab and Western countries held a meeting in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Sunday to discuss the situation in Syria following last month’s fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime.