Syria's opposition said on Friday it would attend peace talks that were set for March 14, but downplayed the chances of reaching agreement with the Syrian government. A statement from the High Negotiations Committee said it would focus on the establishment of an interim...

Major powers close to U.N.-brokered peace talks on Syria are discussing the possibility of a federal division of the war-torn country that would maintain its unity as a single state while granting broad autonomy to regional authorities, diplomats said. The resumption of Geneva...

Thousands of files have surfaced with personal data on members of the Islamic State group — documents that might help authorities track down and prosecute foreign fighters who returned home after joining the extremists, or identify those who recruited them in the first place....

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels took ground form Islamic State in northern Aleppo province as the group retreated to favor of regime in the eastern countryside, activists said on Thursday. Faylaq al-Sham media officer told Zaman al-Wasl that rebels had seized control of Qara Kubri town near the...