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Rivals seeking to gain as Biden mulls approach to Syrian war

The Biden administration is mulling over America’s role in Syria’s ongoing conflict as the U.S. tries to break away from Middle East wars, but Vladimir Putin’s top diplomat already has been busy on the ground, trying to win support for a Syria approach that could establish Russia as a...

Turkey and Russia escalate standoff in Syria

Turkey has asked for Russia’s help in shielding northwestern Syria following mounting airstrikes in the area, which is home to 4 million people.  The attacks are hitting civilian targets like hospitals as well as fuel facilities, which are vital for the infrastructure that Turkey...

Bread crisis exposes Syrian regime failure: HRW

The Syrian government’s failure to fairly and adequately address a bread crisis brought on by a decade of armed conflict is forcing millions of Syrians to go hungry, Human Rights Watch said Monday. A deepening economic crisis, coupled with the significant destruction of infrastructure...

Saudi Arabia offers cease-fire plan to Yemen rebels

Saudi Arabia announced a plan Monday to offer Yemen's Houthi rebels a cease-fire in the country's yearslong war and allow a major airport to reopen in its capital, the kingdom's latest attempt to halt fighting that has sparked the world's worst humanitarian crisis in the Arab world's poorest...