German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande stressed on Sunday the migrant crisis, which brought more than a million people to the European Union last year, needs an EU-level solution. The two leaders were meeting in Strasbourg on the Franco-German...

Syrian regime President Bashar al-Assad's mother, Anisa Makhlouf, has died at the age of 86, state-run media said on Saturday. Makhlouf was married to the late president Hafez al-Assad, who ruled Syria from 1971 until his death in 2000. They married in 1957 and had five children:...

(The Daily Sabah)- Australia is considering subjecting thousands of refugees from Syria to tougher character and security checks than European counterparts, to minimize the risk of "extremist infiltration," according to a leaked policy document. The draft document singles out refugees...

Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani has declared that the "time has come" for the country's Kurds to hold a referendum on statehood, his office said on Wednesday. "The time has come and the conditions are now suitable for the people to make a decision through a referendum on their future,"...