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Palestinians seek answers from US envoy Kushner

A top Palestinian official says the Palestinian people are hoping for some clear answers from the U.S. when White House envoy Jared Kushner returns to the region this week. Ahmad Majdalani, a top aide to President Mahmoud Abbas, said the they asked Kushner for the U.S. position on two key...

Erdogan vows to thwart any 'Kurdish state' in Syria

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Tuesday vowed Turkey would thwart any attempt by a Kurdish militia it deems "terrorists" to carve out a Kurdish state in northern Syria. Ankara views the Kurdish Peoples' Protection Units (YPG) and the Kurdish Democratic Party (PYD) as a terror group. But the...

Syrian opposition meeting in Riyadh ends in stalemate

 A meeting between Syrian opposition groups in Riyadh has ended in stalemate, a member said Tuesday, with the fate of President Bashar al-Assad still an obstacle in forming a unified front for peace talks. The Saudi-backed opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC) began discussions...

UN opens employment center for Syrians in Jordan

Aid groups have opened an employment center in a sprawling refugee camp in Jordan to provide more work permits for Syrians who have fled civil war. Less than 3 percent of the 80,000 Syrians living in the Zaatari Refugee Camp are allowed to work in Jordan, which is struggling to cope with...