Peace talks between the warring parties in Syria, which were scheduled to open Monday, will begin in Geneva on Jan. 29 and will last for six months, the U.N.'s Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura said. De Mistura told reporters that the start date was pushed back because of a "stalemate" over the...

Syrian peace talks meant to begin this week were stalled on Monday partly over the question of who would represent the opponents of President Bashar al-Assad. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said he expected clarity within a day or two, and expressed support for the United Nations...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- ISIS fighters launched a surprise attack on regime bastions in the eastern city of Deir Ezzor, started late on Sunday with a suicide attack, local activists said. ISIS has targeted a regime base near the Euphrates Hotel, killing number of soldiers, including...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said he hoped for "clarity" within 24 to 48 hours on Syrian peace talks that were supposed to have started in Geneva on Monday, and that it was better to delay a few days than to have them crumble at the start. Kerry told reporters on a visit to Laos he agreed...