The Syrian regime has announced an amnesty for men who deserted the army or have avoided military service, giving them several months to report for duty without facing punishment, it said Tuesday. The fear of conscription, and potential punishment for ducking it or for desertion, is...

Tens of thousands of Syrians in areas recaptured by government troops this year remain starved of humanitarian aid, with the relief agencies helping them for years now unable to reach them. As towns switched from opposition to regime control, international aid groups were forced to halt their...

The U.S. representative for Afghanistan reconciliation on Monday called on the Taliban to come up with an authorized team of negotiators for peace talks. Zalmay Khalilzad, an Afghan-born U.S. diplomat, made the call to reporters during his trip to the capital Kabul as part of his tour...

The Saudi Consulate in Istanbul should prove whether or not missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi exited the building after entering last Tuesday, Turkey's president said on Monday. "It is our humanitarian and political duty to closely follow the issue," Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in...