Russia has launched a series of air attacks in the area where one of its fighter jets was shot down by Syrian rebels on Saturday, leaving dozens of fighters and civilians dead, according to Syrian activists and Russian officials. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a UK-based...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday Israel would "do whatever is necessary to defend ourselves" after a report its military has carried out dozens of air strikes against militants in Egypt's Sinai. Netanyahu did not address the New York Times report published Saturday, commenting...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Eleven rebel faction in northwestern Syria have formed an operation room to confront the major offensive launched by regime forces and allied Shiite militia, according to statement posted online on Sunday. The new task command included Ahrar al-Sham, Nour el-Din al-Zinki,...

The Syrian opposition will not attend a peace conference Russia is hosting next week, a spokesman said on Saturday, dismissing the meeting as an attempt by the Syrian government’s close ally to “sideline” the current United Nations peace process. He was speaking at the end...