U.S. administration officials on Tuesday remained cautious about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement of a partial withdrawal from Syria. "The earliest indications are that the Russians are following through, but it’s still too early to determine on this point what impact it will...

A United Arab Emirates fighter plane taking part in Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen is missing, the UAE armed forces said in a statement on state news agency WAM on Monday without giving further details. The armed forces said in a short statement that the jet taking part in the...

Syria peace talks due to begin in Geneva this week look set to struggle with the sides showing no sign of compromise over the issue at the heart of the five-year-long conflict: the future of President Bashar al-Assad. The U.N.-led talks getting underway on Monday with U.S. and...

Syrian rebels on Saturday have shot down a regime warplane in the northern countryside of Hama province, although there were conflicting accounts on whether it had been brought down by a missile or anti-aircraft guns, state-run TV and group monitoring the conflict said. The Syrian Observatory...