Britain and France sought to persuade the European Union on Monday to condemn Russia's devastating air campaign in Syria and pave the way for imposing more sanctions on President Bashar al-Assad's government. After a weekend of U.S.-led diplomacy that failed to find a breakthrough, EU...

(sputnik)- A 49-year agreement between Russia and Syria on a Russian naval base in the Syrian port of Tartus is likely to be submitted to lower house lawmakers within a month, a Russian parliamentary source told RIA Novosti on Monday. Deputy Defense Minister Nikolay Pankov disclosed plans...

(The Daily Star)-  A 45-year-old Syrian was found stabbed to death at the entrance of his residence in south Lebanon, the National News Agency reported Monday. NNA said that the knife used in the murder was discovered inside the man's house, in the town of Doueir in the southern...

Daesh militants have been removed from nine towns and villages in northern Syria, including Dabiq and Sawran towns amid Turkey’s Euphrates Shield operation in the area.  According to a statement by the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK), Daesh lost the towns of Dabiq, Sawran and Ihtaimlat,...