Syrian rebels cast doubt on Monday that they would attend Russian-backed peace talks in Kazakhstan this week, accusing Moscow of failing to get Damascus to fully comply with a ceasefire deal or release any prisoners. The Kazakh government said on Saturday it had invited the government and...

A string of “compassion stores” have been opened by the Turkish Red Crescent to provide clothing to refugees in Syria’s Idlib, the charity said Monday. Three shops in the northwestern city will also provide toiletries, according to a statement. The supplies have been provided by...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan Monday condemned Israel's decision to ramp up settlements in the West Bank as an "absolute provocation." Israel announced plans last month for 3,000 more settlement homes in the occupied West Bank. It has also retroactively legalized about 4,000 settlement...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- A pro-regime militia said 28 members were ambushed and killed by the Islamic State on Friday in the northern province of Aleppo. The Iran-backed Liwa al Quds said in statement the ultra-hardline group attacked their checkpoints in Khanaser district last week, killing and...