Moscow slapped sanctions on Ankara on Friday as the war of words over a downed Russian warplane escalated, with Turkish strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan warning Russia not to "play with fire". Russia announced it was halting a visa-free regime for Turkish visitors, after...

Working with Syrian government forces to combat ISIS can only happen within the framework of a credible political transition for Syria, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Friday. Earlier Fabius had appeared to suggest President Bashar al-Assad’s forces could be used to battle...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian Turkmen rebels have recaptured Burj Zahiyah mountain in Mount Turkmen late on Thursday after a fierce fighting with Syrian regime troops backed by Shiite militants near the Turkish border. Burj al Zahiyah, which based in the main stronghold of Turkmen minority...

Syrian Kurds need political and military representation at a Syrian opposition conference organized by Saudi Arabia next month because they are a main partner fighting Islamic State and important to Syria's future, a Syrian Kurdish leader said. Saudi Arabia says it is in...