Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked his Italian counterpart Matteo Renzi on Saturday for his stance against a resolution adopted by UNESCO on Jerusalem. The UN cultural agency on Tuesday adopted an Arab-sponsored resolution condemning Israel's actions at a flashpoint holy site...

(Eqtsad)- A Turkish official told Eqtsad that EU's funds allocated to help Syrian refugees who live out of Turkish camps will go only for Syrians in urgent need. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said several meetings have been held so far to prepare the necessary mechanisms...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian resistance on Saturday thwarted regime attack on Khan al-Shih and Deir Khabiya suburbs west of the capital, Local Coordination Committees said. Backing the ground offensive, regime warplanes have dropped at least 26 barrel bombs and 15 FIL surface-to-surface...

Turkish-backed forces will press on to the Islamic State-held town of al-Bab in Syria, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday, emphasizing Ankara's drive to sweep militants and Syrian Kurdish fighters from territory near its border. The Syrian military, however, said the presence...