President Vladimir Putin says Russia has not been defeated in Syria after rebel groups ousted his ally and longtime leader, Bashar al-Assad, earlier this month. In his first public comments on the subject on Thursday, Putin said he had not yet met the former Syrian ruler who fled to the...

Turkey cannot be “confined” to its borders and the country’s potential must not be limited, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday. Speaking during an award ceremony for the country’s top scientists and prospective researchers, he said, “We will be in a much...

Hadi al-Bahra, head of the Syrian National Coalition that grouped opponents of Bashar al-Assad during the civil war, said on Wednesday Syria’s transitional government should be credible and not exclude any Syrian party or be based on sectarianism. In a seismic moment for the Middle East,...

The statement of the official spokesman for the Political Administration of the Military Operations Department in Syria regarding the role of women has opened the door to debate at a time that is considered sensitive for Syria and the Syrians after the fall of the Assad regime. Obaida...