Seventeen Turkish soldiers are to face trial on charges of attempting to disrupt the Turkish government. The 17 were ordered to be held in custody by an Istanbul court on Friday pending trial on charges of "being a member of a terrorist organization" and "attempting to overthrow the...

   Syrian government's former employees, including teachers, have been facing an extraordinary situation in territories controlled by the extremist Islamic State group northeast Syria since they have obliged to 'repent' their work with the Syrian state to avoid death and...

BEIRUT- Doubts have been cast over claims that at least nine Lebanese servicemen being held hostage by ISIS militants were relocated to the group’s stronghold in Syria, parties involved in the negotiations told The Daily Star. A source in contact with ISIS militants in Qalamoun said the...

Talks between representatives of the Syrian government and some members of the opposition have ended in Moscow with no sign of a significant breakthrough. The second such talks in Moscow this year were marred by friction among President Bashar al-Assad's critics, and were not attended by...