Middle East

Turkey has long supported the Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebels fighting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Turkey is waiting to see the outcome of U.S. President Donald Trump’s pledge to order …

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will hold talks with officials from Syria’s political opposition on Jan. 27, Moscow said, but it appeared representatives from armed rebel groups were not invited. …

AP photo Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has described the Astana meetings on Syria as a “diplomatic success,” expressing his hope that the process will continue in Geneva through talks for …

Syrian Kurdish Peshmerga fighters will return to Syria after receiving training in northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region, a Kurdish politician said on Jan. 24. “Syrian Peshmerga will return [to Syria] …

Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim  Turkey’s high electoral board is expected to announce the date this week of a referendum on constitutional changes that would extend the powers of the …

A Palestinian man rides a donkey near the Israeli settlement of Maale Edumim, in the occupied West Bank Israel announced plans on Tuesday for 2,500 more settlement homes in the …

Free Syrian Army fighters help a fellow fighter, who was injured by what they said was a mine near Qabasin town, during an offensive against Islamic State fighters to take …

Head of Syrian opposition delegation Alloush attends Syria peace talks in Astana Russia, Turkey and Iran on Tuesday were working on a statement to reaffirm a fragile ceasefire between Syrian …

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a news conference after a meeting with his Moldovan counterpart Igor Dodon at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, January 17, 2017. REUTERS photo President …

A military vehicle of Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) forces is seen at the site of car bomb attack during a battle with Islamic State militants in Andalus neighborhood of Mosul, …