ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's ruling party convened on Wednesday to confirm Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu as its new chairman and prime minister-designate, to replace Recep Tayyip Erdogan as he becomes president — a position he has pledged to transform from a ceremonial post...

Beirut (AFP) - Syrian rebels, including Al-Qaeda's affiliate Al-Nusra Front, seized control of the Syrian crossing with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Wednesday, a monitoring group said. "Al-Nusra Front and other rebel groups took the Quneitra crossing, and heavy fighting...

(Zaman Alwasl)- Leader of Syria revolutionaries Front called on rebels’ Supreme Military Council to hold its meetings in rebel-held areas instead of Istanbul since all rebel commanders have no ability to attend any of it. Jamal Maarouf, member of...

(Zaman Alwasl)- Syrian expatriate in United Arab Emirates can renew their expired passports as they can apply for new ones regardless of any other considerations, Syrian Embassy in Abu Dhabi declared on its official website. The announcement that...