The first visit of a top Syrian official to a Gulf Arab state in more than four years is the strongest sign yet of a new diplomatic push to end the Syrian war, but there are still huge hurdles to face before any peace process can begin. Diplomacy has so far been a total failure...

At leat 12 people have been killed in Syrian regime air strikes on northern province of Idlib, a monitoring group said on Friday. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said 12 civilians were killed in the towns of Arnaba, al-Mouzara, Saraqeb and Ariha. Also, Regime air strikes have killed 3...

The main Western-backed Syrian opposition, long distrustful of Russia over its backing of Syrian President Bashar Assad, is due to visit Moscow next week amid a renewed diplomatic push to settle the conflict, a source and Russian wires said. The National The main Western-backed Syrian...

Muscat and Damascus agreed to work together to end Syria's brutal war, official media reported, as the Syrian foreign minister Thursday made his first Gulf visit since the conflict erupted in 2011. Foreign Minister Walid Muallem met Oman's chief diplomat Yussef bin Alawi to discuss "several...