The head of the Saudi-backed Syrian opposition said Thursday his group would not attend UN-brokered peace talks in Geneva until an agreement was reached on aid entering besieged towns. "The opposition is prepared to go to Geneva if these measures are taken," Riad Hijab, coordinator of the High...

More than 2.5 million Syrian refugees are currently living in Turkey, a senior minister said Thursday. Yalcin Akdogan, one of Turkey’s deputy prime ministers, said around 2,541,000 refugees had undergone a biometric registration system and were living in Turkey. Addressing parliament’s...

France and Iran heralded a series of major deals thought to be worth billions of dollars on Thursday as the two countries resealed trade ties following the lifting of sanctions against Tehran. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, visiting Paris as part of a tour that saw him stop in Rome earlier...

The Syrian opposition will not attend peace talks in Geneva Friday, a senior member said. U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura had been planning to launch indirect peace talks in Geneva Friday. "For certain we will not head to Geneva and there will not be a delegation from the High Negotiations...