SOFIA- The European Union Thursday called for a swift restart of the stalled United Nations peace talks for Syria, worried by Russia's efforts to tighten the grip on power of its ally, President Bashar Assad. The U.N. talks in Geneva have made little progress during seven years of the...

The conflict in Syria, refugee crisis and the EU's role in the future will be major topics at the 54th Munich Security Conference, which begins on Friday. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim will be among key speakers of the three-day conference; he is expected to address senior...

The Russian Foreign Ministry says five Russians have been killed in a U.S. strike in Syria, the first official recognition of Russian deaths in the incident that has threatened to further strain Russia-U.S. ties. The ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, told Thursday's briefing that...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least five civilians, including two children, have been killed in regime aerial bombing on the embattled town of Douma northeast of Damascus, Civil Defense said on Thursday. Dozen of people, including 2 rescuing workers from the White Helmets, were also wounded in...