Britain will countenance Syrian President Bashar al-Assad staying in power for a transitional period but he cannot remain in charge long-term, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday. "What America is saying, which I agree with, is that you need a transition but what's clear about...

(Reporting by Mohamed Al Hussein; Translation by Yusra Ahmed) Imposing Kurdish language in schools in Hasaka in areas controlled by the Democratic Union Party (PYD) has came to light again, amid fears of families for their children’s future and the rightfulness of the decision. ...

Japan, which accepted just 11 asylum seekers last year out of a record 5,000 applicants, will provide about $810 million in aid in response to refugees fleeing Syria and Iraq, public broadcaster NHK reported on Monday. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was expected to announce the new...

France will discuss with its partners in the coming days a proposal by Turkey and members of the Syrian opposition for a no-fly zone in northern Syria, French President Francois Hollande said on Monday. Struggling with more than 1.8 million Syrian refugees, Turkey has long...