Russia's President Vladimir Putin says that Syria's move to join an international convention banning chemical weapons has proven its good faith. Speaking at a summit of an international security grouping dominated by Russia and China, Putin said Friday the move showed that Syria has "serious...

The fierce competition between the proxies of the two mainstream Kurdish factions in Syria’s Kurdish areas, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) may sabotage Kurds’ best opportunity to achieve self-rule within Syria in a century. The Democratic Union...

Secretary of State John Kerry today rejected a call from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for the U.S. to drop its threat of force before Syria gives up its  chemical weapons . "President Obama has made clear that should diplomacy fail, force might be necessary to deter and degrade...

      An Islamic group has dominated Oil extraction equipment after capturing an oil field close to the Iraqi borders 4 months ago, senior leader in 'Ahl al-Athar' brigade told Zaman Alwasl.   The technical engineer who works in the oil station...