The Turkish and Russian presidents on Monday spoke over the phone to discuss developments in war-weary Libya and Syria as well as other regional issues, the Turkish Communications Directorate said. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agreed to maintain...

The Union of Free Syrian Students held its first founding conference in Istanbul, Turkey, days ago, with physical and electronic attendance of representatives elected by 55 Syrian student societies in Syria and abroad. A member of the founding committee of the Union, Amjad Al-Sari told...

The Syrian opposition claims the government delegation to the Geneva peace talks is coming up with new conditions, making it difficult to move forward. Opposition spokesman Yahya Aridi said Tuesday that the Damascus delegation told U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura they won't negotiate...

Teachers in the Kurdish-held part of eastern Deir Ezzor province have refused to replace the UNICEF curricula with a Kurdish educational program in the elementary schools, activists said Sunday. The curriculum is promoting the Kurdish militant movement and personalities in a region that...