U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry spoke by phone on Wednesday with his Russian, Turkish and Qatari counterparts, stressing the need to continue seeking a ceasefire for the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo and the resumption of political talks to end the war. State Department spokesman John...

(Al Jazeera)- The UN's West Africa envoy says Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh must step down when his mandate ends in January and would be "strongly sanctioned" if he sought to remain in power. Long-ruling Jammeh lost the election to little-known businessman Adama Barrow on December 1 and...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- More than 14 thousand young men are wanted for mandatory standby military service in the provinces of Tartus and Latakia. They are going to be informed and will join the service voluntarily or by force next week, sources reported.  The source mentioned that ages of...

The top U.S. general leading the fight against ISIS says the militants got control of military equipment and weapons, possibly including air defense equipment, when they recaptured the Syrian town of Palmyra. Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend says Russian forces and the Syrian government took their...