(Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's certain victory in an election next month, derided internationally as a charade, leaves Turkey facing a bitter truth - its assumption of his quick demise was a costly miscalculation. With al Qaeda-linked armed groups controlling...

(Reuters) - Sweden's biggest security threat comes from around 200 Islamists in the country with the potential for involvement in militant attacks, including young people radicalized after joining the war in Syria , the state's spy chief said. Increasing Russian espionage...

  Translation by Yusra Ahmed AMMAN (Zaman Alwasl)- Deputy Prime Minister of the opposition interim government made a visit to Jordan days before expelling Syria’s ambassador and appointing a representative for National Coalition, sources told...

A Syrian rebel commander said a team from the world's chemical weapons watchdog investigating an alleged chlorine attack against rebel-held Kafr Zita managed to visit the town Tuesday, hours after coming under attack. Inspectors overseeing the dismantling of Syria's weapons...