Germany will start holding personal hearings for asylum seekers from Syria as of Friday, an Interior Ministry spokeswoman told Reuters on Thursday, reversing a policy of granting almost automatic refugee status for Syrians. Syrians have since the end of 2014 enjoyed a...

U.S. President Barack Obama's administration is preparing new sanctions on international companies and individuals over Iran's ballistic missile program, sources familiar with the situation said on Wednesday. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier that the potential sanctions would target...

 (Sputnik) — Turkey is changing its visa-free entry policy for Syrian citizens and will demand visas from Syrians arriving in the country from third countries by air and sea starting from January 8, 2016, Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Tanju...

Iraq's foreign minister said on Wednesday it could resort to military means if forced to defend itself from what it says is an intrusion of Turkish forces into part of its north. Turkey said it had deployed a force protection unit earlier this month to the area due to...