Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed anger over a U.S. official's visit to a Kurdish militia group controlling the Syrian town of Kobane, urging Washington to choose between Turkey and the "terrorists" there. A delegation including senior U.S. diplomat Brett McGurk, special envoy...

Pope Francis Sunday urged the world community to make every effort to revive the Syrian peace talks and appealed for unstinting generosity for civilians fleeing the conflict. "I appeal to the international community to spare no effort to urgently bring parties back to the negotiating table,"...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- The regime army has urged youth in Hasaka province northeastern Syria to join National Defense forces, a move seeks to bolster the lack in army's manpower. Activist Osama Mola-Mohammed explained that regime had gone to recruit youth in...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- Kurdish PYD's key unit, Asayish militia, seized13 houses in Alsiahi and Gharbi neighborhoods of the northeastern city of Qamishli, saying the move is protect properties of expatriates and migrants, activists said this week. Owners abroad and...