Russia has deployed several frigates to the Mediterranean via the Bosphorus, an analysis of shipping traffic showed, part of what a Russian newspaper Tuesday called Moscow's largest naval buildup since it entered the Syrian conflict in 2015. The reinforcement comes as Russia's ally,...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- US-backed forces seek to take key Daesh town in eastern Deir Ezzor province, urging the jihadists to lay down their arms and leave the area, local activists said Tuesday. Talks are still underway between the YPG-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Daesh to evacuate...

Russia's defense minister said Tuesday that war-torn Syria would be ready to accept one million returning refugees, following Moscow-backed reconstruction work. "Since 2015, when towns and villages gradually started to be freed, more than one million people have returned home," Sergei...

French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that a "return to normal" in Syria that left its leader Bashar Assad in power would be a "grotesque error," in comments seemingly directed at his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. "We can see those who would like to return to normal as soon...