Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said on Wednesday he hoped that the situation in Syria's Aleppo could be sorted out by the end of this year, the RIA news agency cited him as saying. "We are hoping for this of course," Bogdanov was quoted as saying, when asked if the...

(Eqtsad)- Mariam, 48, detailed difficulties she faced in finding a bed for her husband, Ahmed Wanso, 53, who had been suffering of  'cerebrovascular accident' (CVA), in hospital in a governmental hospital after having a stroke 4 weeks ago, but he is in recovery now. “Although the...

The Syrian Army and its allies aim to seize all eastern Aleppo from rebels by the time U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January, sticking by a Russian-backed timeline for the operation after big gains in recent days, a senior official in the military alliance fighting in...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas opened the first congress of his Fatah party for seven years on Tuesday, with 1,300 mostly elderly delegates gathered to elect new leaders and discuss longer-term policy, including how to confront Israel. The meeting comes at a challenging time for Abbas,...