France blamed Syria's government on Thursday for a breakdown in a truce and preventing an improvement in the humanitarian situation, the foreign ministry's spokesman said. "It (France) condemns the violations of the cessation of hostilities for which the regime is responsible...

U.S. officials are discussing with the Turkish military and government how the moderate Syrian opposition can push Islamic State farther east in Syria, Washington's ambassador to Ankara said on Thursday. "We have had some progress in recent weeks as these groups pushed further...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday called on Iraqi forces to allow aid to enter the Islamic State-held city of Falluja where it said tens of thousands of residents face acute shortages of food and medicine. The Iraqi army, police and Iranian-backed Shi'ite militias - backed by...

An Iranian delegation will meet Saudi officials next week to discuss arrangements for this year's hajj pilgrimage, the first dialogue between the rival powers since a diplomatic crisis erupted in January. Riyadh severed diplomatic ties with Iran on Jan. 3, a day after its missions in Tehran...