Germany began on Sunday to pull its troops out of a Turkish air base where they have supported international operations against Daesh (ISIS) following a row with Ankara over access, a German defence ministry spokesman said. The withdrawal from the Incirlik base, approved by the German...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the US appears less rigid regarding Syria under new President Donald Trump, as a ceasefire comes into force in the southern province of Daraa. Putin who met Trump at the G20 summit in Germany said the two countries have found common ground...

A U.S.-Russian brokered ceasefire deal for southwestern Syria took effect at noon (0900 GMT) on Sunday, the latest international attempt at peacemaking in the six-year war. The United States, Russia and Jordan reached a ceasefire and "de-escalation agreement" this week with the aim of...

By Ethar Abdulhaq (Zaman Al Wasl)- Difficult days ahead, sedition, causing unrest and strike, and circulating rumors are the main terms, among others, which Syrians are using to describe their situation and that of their 3 million co-nationals inside Turkey in recent days. The...