Delegations from the Syrian government and rebels along with U.N. Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura have been invited to attend meetings on the Syria crisis in Kazakhstan's capital of Astana on Feb. 15-16, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry said Saturday. The implementation of the ceasefire government...

Turkey will hold a referendum on April 16 on proposed changes to the constitution that would replace its parliamentary system with the executive presidency sought by Tayyip Erdogan, the head of the High Election Board announced Saturday. The proposal would enable the president to issue...

Iran has again allowed Russian planes to use its airspace during recent operations in Syria, a senior Iranian security official was quoted as saying Saturday. In August, Russian aircraft for the first time used an Iranian air base to conduct strikes in Syria. The Russian military said its...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)-  At least 19 civilians, including 6 children and a woman, have been killed in the 4-day-old offensive on al-Waer neighborhood of Homs city, local activists said as regime tightens the noose on the  residents of last rebel stronghold in the central city. 6...