A Russian-Turkish plan to end the war in Syria got off to a shaky start on Friday with the partial implementation of a new cease-fire agreement that excludes for now any involvement of the United States. There are hopes that this peace attempt will work where countless U.S.-backed...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu spoke over the phone conversation Thursday and discussed matters related to documents signed by Syria's government and opposition, Russia's foreign ministry said. It said the two ministers agreed it was important...

A spokesman for the Syrian extremist militia Jabhat Fatah al-Sham, formerly called the Nusra Front, criticized a nationwide Turkish- and Russian-backed cease-fire in Syria Friday, saying the political solution under this agreement would "reproduce the criminal regime." The group, which...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The level of American-Turkish tension increased recently following American President Barack Obama supplying the Syrian Democratic Forces with a large shipment of weapons which will enter Syria from Iraq.  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hastened to...