Syria's government and opposition have delicately sat down for their first face-to-face talks, amid the hopes of millions of Syrians and governments from Washington to Moscow that they could become a step toward ending the country's devastating 8 ½-year war. It could be a chance for peace, or...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Three people were killed Thursday in mortar round on the village of Tal al-Ward in northern Syria as fierce clashes reported between regime forces and Turkish-backed Syrian National Army. Asayish, the domestic security in Kurdish-held areas, said two men and waman lost...

   Syrian regime soldiers taken prisoner by Turkish-allied Syrian National Army would "have their status settled on Wednesday" and be released soon, Russia's RT Arabic-language service reported on Tuesday. Eighteen soldiers were captured after heavy clashes on Tuesday...

United Arab Emirates said Wednesday that its Aden-based troops have returned home and handed over control to Saudi Arabia, according to a statement published by the state news agency WAM. The statement further added that UAE will continue fighting "terrorist organizations" in other southern...