Talks on a political solution to the civil war in Syria got under way Friday, with 17 countries plus the United Nations and European Union taking part. Syria itself was not represented, but senior envoys from Turkey, Italy, Britain, Lebanon, Iran, Jordan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt,...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian and Russian warplanes continued Friday its deadly air strikes on rebel-held areas in northern and western Syria in an initial death tool reaches 75, mostly from a rebel-held town near Damascus and Aleppo, according to monitoring groups and activists.   At least 47...

(Reuters)- The deadly crush that occurred at the haj near Mecca last month killed at least 2,070 people, nearly triple the number accounted for in a death toll maintained by Saudi authorities, a Reuters tally indicated on Thursday. Saudi Arabia has come under heavy criticism for...

The United States has "operational information" that leads U.S. officials to believe Russian military aircraft hit a hospital while carrying out bombing raids in Syria, the State Department said on Thursday. Since the start of the Russian bombing campaign on Sept. 30, various...