An American who turned up in Syria says he was detained after crossing into the country by foot on a Christian pilgrimage seven months ago. Travis

An American who turned up in Syria says he was detained after crossing into the country by foot on a Christian pilgrimage seven months ago. Travis Timmerman appears to have been among thousands of people released from the country’s notorious prisons after rebels reached Damascus over the weekend,

CHAPEL HILL — UNC football coach Bill Belichick made an appearance at the Dean E. Smith Center on Saturday afternoon during the Tar Heels’ basketball game against La Salle. Belichick ...

Since accepting the offer to become the head coach of the University of North Carolina football team, Bill Belichick has been busily working to hit the ground running in his new home. Belichick ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — An American who turned up in Syria says he was detained after crossing into the country by foot on a Christian pilgrimage seven months ago. Travis Timmerman appears to ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — An American who turned up in Syria says he was detained after crossing into the country by foot on a Christian pilgrimage seven months ago. Travis Timmerman appears to ...

The first U.S. diplomats to visit Syria since President Bashar Assad's ouster earlier this month are in Damascus to hold talks with the country's new leadership and seek information on the whereabouts of missing American journalist Austin Tice.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken discusses the state of the Middle East, and the latest in Syria.Dec. 19, 2024

The American Ambassador to Syria at the start of the uprising believes that the U.S. could still help give the Syrians a fighting chance at stable self-governance.

Acting decisively now can undermine Russia’s and Iran’s positions in the Middle East and strengthen U.S. and European influence in the region.

The nature of the discussions and whether Belichick would consider coaching in the modern NCAA remain unknown. Former North Carolina head coach Mack Brown was fired on Nov. 26. Belichick’s ...