Reporting by Orwa Sousi; Translation by Rana Abdul (Eqtsad)- Turkish officials render imposing visa on Syrians coming to Turkey to security reasons while observers consider the visa was imposed as part of the immigration deal between Turkey and European Union. Cancelling the visa is connected...

By Abdullah al-Ghadawi; Translation by Rana Abdul (Zaman al-Wasl)- Hassan Abdel Azim, the general coordinator of the National Coordination Body for Democratic Change, did not hide the impossibility of starting a transitional phase without the presence of Bashar al-Assad, justifying this by...

Upcoming military offensives in Iraq against Islamic State, including an assault on the northern city of Mosul, could displace at least 2.3 million people, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Iraq said on Thursday. The prediction of such a vast humanitarian emergency creates...

The prospects for a new round of Syria peace talks should be clearer after the U.N. Security Council discusses options on June 29, U.N. Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura told reporters on Thursday. De Mistura said he had accompanied U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon last week to St Petersburg,...