Air raids hit near a Turkish military post in northwest Syria Wednesday, a war monitor said, after Ankara vowed to take necessary steps to protect its troops deployed across the border. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said warplanes fired at areas surrounding a Turkish...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The United States is warning businesses against participating in an annual trade fare this week in the Syrian capital, Damascus. The U.S. Embassy in Syria, which closed the mission early on in the country's eight-year civil war, posted a statement on Twitter ahead of...

Taliban militants killed at least 14 members of a pro-government militia in Afghanistan on Wednesday, said officials, as Taliban and U.S. officials near a deal aimed at ending the 18-year war. Government officials said 14 members of the militia were killed and several civilians were wounded...

Iran is not seeking to increase tension but every country should be able to enjoy its rights under international law, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Wednesday. Zarif made the comment in Yokohama, near Tokyo, at the beginning of a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe....