Tunisia's foreign minister says that diplomatic relations with Syria will be restored at a consular level, following a long hiatus that began during the Arab Spring. Taieb Baccouche told journalists Thursday that Syria had responded positively to the suggestion to restore...

(Reuters) - A unit of Houthi rebels and allies backed by tanks pushed into central Aden, the main foothold of fighters loyal to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, witnesses said on Wednesday, despite a week of air strikes by Saudi-led coalition forces. The alliance of mainly Sunni Gulf...

Fighters proclaiming allegiance to Islamic State seized most of a vast camp for Palestinian refugees on the outskirts of Damascus on Wednesday, a bid to capture the group's first major foothold close to President Bashar al-Assad's seat of power. Islamic State fighters already control...

A group of Syrian opposition fighters called the "Southern Front" have taken control of the Nasib border crossing along the Syrian border with Jordan, the rebel group announced Wednesday. According to a statement, the opposition fighters seized the border gate in Nasib town in southern...