Turkey goes to the polls in national elections this weekend with controversial President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hoping to secure the votes of tens of thousands of Syrian refugees who have been granted citizenship in the strife-torn country. Mr Erdogan, who is seeking a fourth five-year...

People from Manbij, Syria living just across the border in southeastern Turkey expressed approval of Turkish forces taking up patrols in the city under a new deal to rid the region of terrorists and provide stability. The refugees living in Sanliurfa are very happy, as their hopes to...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The death toll in an overnight bombing raid on pro-regime forces in eastern Syria has risen to 52 loyalist fighters, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Monday. "Among them are at least 30 Iraqi fighters and 16 Syrians, including 4 officers and 8...

TO Hassan Al Kontar, Mars is an increasingly attractive and possibly the only way out of the transit lounge of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The Syrian has lived at the terminal in Sepang for more than 100 days now, watching the people go by while his funds and options dwindle by the...