US Under Secretary of State John Bass is set to visit Ankara on Jan. 9 - 10 for discussions with senior Turkish officials on the situation in Syria and broader regional stability, the State Department announced Wednesday. Bass will emphasize the importance of a “peaceful, inclusive,...

Israeli military strikes across Gaza killed at least 22 people on Wednesday, Palestinian medics said, as the US stepped up efforts to overcome sticking points between Israel and Hamas to reach a ceasefire to end the war. One of the airstrikes killed at least 10 people in a multi-storey house...

Six more Palestinians were killed in Israeli overnight airstrikes on homes in Gaza City and Deir al-Balah city in the central Gaza Strip as the Israeli genocidal war continues unabated, local media reported on Wednesday morning. The official Palestinian news agency Wafa quoted medical sources...

Human rights activists and refugee advocates in Austria said that the government’s rapid and irresponsible actions have created a climate of widespread fear and insecurity among Syrian refugees. The Free Syrian Community Association in Austria called on those responsible for politics to...