The highway that links the Syrian capital with the northern city of Aleppo is open for public use for the first time in nearly eight years after government forces recently captured parts of it that had been held by insurgents, the transportation minister said Saturday. The reopening...

The top diplomat in eastern Libya says the shutdown of vital oil facilities in the country would come to an end "when Libyans are guaranteed of the fair distribution of their resources." The closures came about when powerful tribal groups loyal to Libyan military commander Khalifa Hifter in...

South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar was sworn in as first vice president on Saturday, formally rejoining the government in the latest bid to bring peace to a nation ravaged by war. President Salva Kiir hailed the "official ending of war" and said peace was now "irreversible" as the new...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- A Turkish soldier was killed on Saturday in an attack by Syrian regime forces in the northern Idlib region, the Turkish Defense Ministry said on Twitter. Turkey retaliated to the attack with full force and 21 regime targets were heavily hit and destroyed, said the...