UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Veteran Italian-Swedish diplomat Staffan de Mistura has been chosen by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to replace Lakhdar Brahimi as the international point man on Syria, U.N. diplomats said Wednesday. The diplomats, speaking on condition of anonymity ahead...

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The political Authority meeting in Istanbul in last two days resulted in 8 important decisions. Source reported to Zaman Alwasl that recommendations to support the military council within the available fund were decided, because Aleppo witnesses the worst...

BEIRUT (AP) — The Western-backed Syrian opposition group will begin a three-day meeting in Istanbul later Sunday to elect a new president and discuss the offensive by Islamic militants straddling Iraq and Syria, an official with the group said. The meeting comes amid reports...