Syrian rebel groups have decided to attend peace talks backed by Russia and Turkey in Kazakhstan to press for implementation of a widely violated ceasefire, rebel officials said on Monday, in a boost for Moscow-led diplomacy. Rebel groups took the decision at meetings that are underway in...

 A South African photojournalist has been kidnapped in northern Syria while working for aid group Gift of the Givers, the charity said. Shiraaz Mohamed, from Johannesburg, was taken by unidentified armed men on Tuesday as he tried to leave the country with other members of the group...

Russia plans to improve and expand its naval and air bases in Syria, the Interfax news agency reported on Sunday, citing an unnamed source, as Moscow cements its presence in the Middle Eastern country, its only overseas military deployment. The source told Interfax that Russia will start...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- An ISIS car bomb killed at least 12 civilians near its last stronghold of al-Bab city in Aleppo province, local reporter said Sunday. The explosives-laden vehicle rocked the village of Anifiya east of al-Bab as the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) presses hard to...