A third round of Russian-backed talks on the Syrian war opened in the Kazakh capital Astana Tuesday without armed rebel groups, leaving little hope for a breakthrough in ending the six-year conflict. The talks, sponsored by government allies Russia and Iran and rebel-backer Turkey,...

Iraq's interior ministry is holding over 1,200 men and boys suspected of ties to extremists in "horrendous conditions" without charge at facilities south of Mosul, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. Iraqi forces are fighting to retake second city Mosul from ISIS, recapturing its east before...

British Prime Minister Theresa May will make a major statement to parliament Tuesday, just hours after MPs enabled her to start the withdrawal process from the European Union. After weeks of wrangling, lawmakers Monday finally granted May the right to trigger Article 50 of the EU's Lisbon...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Abdullah al-Hassan, 52, has lost his life fearing of losing everything he had, sons, properties and money, thanks to the Syrian Democratic Forces. Activist Mostafa Mohammed told Zaman al-Wasl the story of Abdullah al-Hasan who was one of rich men in his area in Raqqa...