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Turkey: US diplomat arrested, allegedly sold fake passport

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities have arrested an American diplomat working for the U.S. Consulate in Lebanon for allegedly providing a fake passport to a Syrian man, Turkey’s state-run news agency reported Wednesday. The Anadolu Agency said the suspect, identified by his...

IDP camp in northern Syria hit by flooding

Winter winds and rain have pushed many internally displaced people in northern Syria out of their makeshift homes after many have been flooded out. A storm front hit much of Syria caused flooding the al-Amin camp in the village of  Kafr Arrouk. For the last two days,  Ibrahim...

Libya parliament says 'impossible' to hold presidential vote

CAIRO (AP) — A Libyan parliamentary committee said Wednesday that it has become “impossible” to hold a long-awaited presidential vote in two days as scheduled, in a major blow to international efforts to end a decade of chaos in the oil-rich country. It was the first official statement...

Kazakhstan hosts talks with Syrian regime, opposition

Kazakhstan on Tuesday hosted a meeting between representatives from Russia, Turkey, Iran and members of the Syrian regime and the opposition. The meeting at capital Nur-Sultan marks the 17th round of the Astana Peace process that aims to find a solution for the crisis in Syria. Bilateral...