The U.N. envoy for Syria says significant gaps remain between the sides taking part in the Syrian peace talks in Geneva. Staffan de Mistura emerged Thursday from the fourth day of talks to tell reporters that "the distance between the two sides is large." De Mistura is shuttling...

The Syrian regime and its opponents have rejected a declaration by Syrian Kurds of a federal region in northern Syria. A statement issued by the Syrian Foreign Ministry says the declaration made in the town of Rmeilan in Syria's Hassakeh province Thursday is unconstitutional and worthless. It...

Russia will complete the withdrawal of the bulk of its forces from Syria before the end of the week, a top Russian general suggested in an interview published Thursday. "I think this will be over very quickly. Within the time-frame determined by (the president) and the defense minister. Today...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The 5th anniversary of the Syrian Revolution comes in conjunction with many calls to implement federalism in self-administrated regions under the sponsorship of the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD). The flag of the Syrian Revolution was banned in these regions as well...