(Syrian Observatory for Human Rights)- Dozens of employees of the Local Council in the city of Aleppo had staged a sit- in   protesting on the obstruction of the Interim government to the local council mission in the city of Aleppo because of delaying to pay the salaries of...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The Syrian government has agreed "in principle" to the U.N. envoy's call for local cease-fires to try to ease the worst fighting in the country's civil war but needs more details before it can make a final decision, a Syrian official said Monday. The...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain said Monday they will reinstate their ambassadors to Qatar after withdrawing them in an unprecedented move eight months ago. The six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council, which also includes Kuwait and...

Japan’s economy fell into recession Monday in a set back for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s administration, local media reported. The second successive quarter of negative growth will put pressure on the government to postpone a planned sales tax increase, the Kyodo news...