DAMASCUS: Israel and Syria are in direct contact and have in recent weeks held face-to-face meetings aimed at calming tensions and preventing conflict in the border region between the two longtime foes, five people familiar with the matter said. The contacts mark a significant development...

Türkiye is seeking to establish an airbase and a naval base in Syria to “bolster counter-terrorism efforts, especially in the fight against ISIS,” revealed media close to the Turkish government. Security sources said the armed forces are determined to set up the two bases as part of a...

The Jordanian Ministry of Interior announced on Sunday the cancellation of the prior security approval requirement for its citizens wishing to travel by land to Syria, effective today. This step represents a significant development in strengthening relations between the two countries....

A Syrian government delegation visited a notorious camp in the Kurdish-administered northeast that hosts families of suspected ISIS group extremists, the new authorities’ first visit, both sides said Saturday. Kurdish-run camps and prisons in the northeast hold tens of thousands of...