Lebanon urged world powers to step up efforts for Syrian refugees to return home regardless of a political solution to the conflict in its war-wracked neighbour, as it hosted Sunday an Arab summit It also proposed the creation of an Arab bank to finance reconstruction in Arab countries...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels have thwarted an attack by regime forces and allied militias in northwestern Hama province where Russia and Turkey agreed on a buffer zone in September, activists said Sunday. Jaish al-Ezza, key unit in Free Syrian Army, said its fighters clashed with the...

Days ahead of a parliament vote, thousands rallied in central Athens on Sunday to protest an agreement that would rename neighboring Macedonia to the Republic of North Macedonia. Some 2,000 police officers were deployed around the Greek Parliament building and surrounding streets, while...

Pakistan and the U.S. on Sunday reaffirmed their commitment to advance the ongoing peace process in Afghanistan, said the U.S. Embassy in the capital Islamabad. According to an embassy statement, the endorsement came during meetings of visiting U.S. special envoy for Afghan reconciliation...