The stalled Syrian peace talks will resume on Monday in Geneva involving both sides in the conflict. The talks will be held under UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen, the UN said Thursday. Ahmad Kuzbari will represent the Syrian regime and Hadi al-Bahra the opposition Syrian...

The United States blacklisted Thursday senior Syrian government officials and leaders of several Syrian military units as Washington continues to impose sanctions aimed at cutting off funds for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government. The action, which follows the blacklisting of...

The UN special envoy for Syria announced Wednesday that the 45-member committee charged with drafting a new constitution for the conflict-torn country will meet for the first time in nine months on Aug. 24. Geir Pedersen told the Security Council that convening the UN-facilitated,...

Syrian regime authorities have agreed to give Russia additional land and coastal waters in order to expand its military air base at Hmeimim, a Russian government document published on Wednesday showed. The agreement, signed by representatives of the two countries on July 21 and which...