Clashes between Kurdish and Shi'ite Turkmen paramilitary forces broke out late on Saturday in northern Iraq, killing at least eight people and cutting a strategic road between Baghdad and the oil city of Kirkuk, security and medical sources said. Violence in Tuz Khurmatu, about 175 km (110...

 German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited a refugee camp on the Turkish-Syrian border Saturday, kicking off a high-stakes visit aimed at boosting a month-old migrant deal plagued by moral and legal concerns. Merkel, joined by European Council head Donald Tusk and European Commission Vice...

  (Zaman Al Wasl- AFP)- Activists have accused Iran of standing behind the fire that broke out in the Asruniyeh market of the Old City of Damascus, a UNESCO world heritage site. The market is adjacent to the famed Al-Hamidiyeh bazaar in one of the world's oldest cities. "It began at 06:00...

After a brief respite, bombs are falling heavily on Aleppo, forcing people there to think again about whether it is time to get out of a city at the epicenter of the Syrian war. The momentary normalcy brought by a truce is gone. The parks are empty again, the streets deserted...