U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said he hoped for "clarity" within 24 to 48 hours on Syrian peace talks that were supposed to have started in Geneva on Monday, and that it was better to delay a few days than to have them crumble at the start. Kerry told reporters on a visit to Laos he agreed...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least ten people have been killed in Russia's missile attack on the northern town of Salqin near Turkish borders, activists said Monday. Activists said the two vacuum missiles that fired into Idlib's key town were launched from a Russian warship based in the Mediterranean...

 Iraq summoned the new Saudi ambassador Sunday after he suggested Iranian-backed Shiite militias were exacerbating sectarian tensions and should leave the fight against Daesh (ISIS) to the Iraqi army and official security forces. Riyadh only reopened its embassy in Baghdad last month,...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Twelve rebel factions operating in southern Daraa province, in statement issued on Sunday, said it will fight al-Muthanna Islamic Movement over its mounting violations.   Early Sunday, al-Muthanna movement attacked a rebel checkpoint in the border town of Nasib in...