Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein held a phone call Monday with his Syrian counterpart Asaad Al-Shibani to discuss bilateral relations and coordination on issues of mutual concern, according to a statement from the Iraqi foreign ministry. The statement said that Hussein began the call by...

The Pentagon said on Monday a ceasefire between Turkey and the US-backed Kurdish Syrian forces around the northern Syrian city of Manbij was holding. Washington brokered an initial ceasefire earlier this month after fighting that broke out as opposition forces advanced on Damascus and...

Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Abdullah Al-Yahya confirmed on Monday that his visit to Damascus is a “message of Gulf solidarity” with Syria, calling for the removal of international sanctions on the country. Speaking at a press conference in Damascus with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad...

The Yemeni Journalists Syndicate said Sunday that Al-Qaeda killed 11 people, including journalist Mohamed Al-Maqri, who had been kidnapped by the terrorist group more than nine years ago. "Journalist Mohamed Al-Maqri, who had been forcibly disappeared by Al-Qaeda since October 12, 2015, was...