The Turkish army has confiscated 700 parrots and 294 budgerigars on the border with Syria, it said on Friday, as its tighter security measures ensnare what was once a thriving trade in domesticated birds. NATO member Turkey has stepped up security along its 900-km (560-mile)...

The United Nations has no plans to change the format of invitations for the next round of Syria talks, which it hopes to start by Feb. 25, a U.N. official involved in arranging the talks told Reuters TV Friday. "There will be no further invitations. No new invitations will be issued in a...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Russian warplanes have staged more raids on central provinces of Homs and Hama provinces as Syrian rebels killed 15 fighters loyal to Bashar al-Assad in Jadrin village, activists said on Friday. Dominant Ahrar al-Sham movement with other rebels groups said they have killed 15...

(Zaman Al Wasl- agencies)- Syrian regime forces and allied fighters seized the town of Ataman near Deraa city Friday, Hezbollah's Al Manar television and a Syrian monitoring group said, building on gains made last week in the southern province. The recapture from rebels of Ataman, around...