Indications of increased Russian involvement in Syria in support of President Bashar al-Assad are prompting a reassessment in Israel about how to handle fall-out from the conflict without risking a clash with Moscow. Since the Syrian civil war began in 2011, Israel has occasionally fired...

Daily clashes between Kurdish militants and security forces in southeast Turkey have cast doubt on whether a credible election can be held in two months' time, with the fear of violence likely to haunt campaign rallies and voting day itself. Kurds seemed to hold the keys to Turkey's...

Syria has denied reports of increased military activity by Russian troops on its soil, after Washington said it was following up on claims of ramped up support from Moscow. Speaking late Monday to Hezbollah's Al-Manar television station, Information Minister Omran Zohbi dismissed the reports as...

6 rebel factions operating in southern province of Daraa launched new battle aims to capture villages from regime army and its allied Shiite militias on the gates of the capital, a key rebel group said in statement  Tuesday . Alwyat al-Forqan group says rebels plan to take...