At least three Russian servicemen were injured in a bomb explosion in northern Syria on Monday, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The incident occurred when an improvised explosive device detonated during regular joint patrols by Turkish and Russian forces near Ayn al-Arab in Aleppo...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 50 people were arrested by the State Intelligence in the eastern suburbs of Damascus amid a major conscription campaign as regime army mobilizes forces to take last rebel stronghold in northwestern Syria. The Capital Voice, local news site, said that...

Russia started pumping gas to China on Monday through the Power of Siberia gas pipeline, also known as the eastern route. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping took part in the launch ceremony via teleconferencing, the Kremlin said in a statement published...

Iraq has been rocked by two months of anti-government protests that brought down premier Adel Abdel Mahdi on Sunday, but its lucrative oil industry has been curiously insulated from the turmoil. AFP looks at how the energy industry of OPEC's second-largest producer has weathered the...