The opening of Russia's showpiece congress aimed at bringing Syria's seven-year war to an end was delayed by at least two hours Tuesday, as Moscow struggled to bring together key players. Regime-backer Moscow has invited 1,600 delegates to the meeting in the Black Sea resort of...

MOSCOW/Donetsk, Ukraine (Reuters) - In the fall of 2015, pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine were introduced to a moustachioed new commander who, like his predecessors, went by the codename Tuman - “fog” in Russian. Also like his predecessors, he appeared to be a Russian national....

At least 12 civilians were killed and 16 others injured in two airstrikes in Idlib province in northern Syria on Monday, according to an official with the White Helmets civil-defense agency.  A Russian warplane struck a marketplace in Saraqib city in the province, White Helmets...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 13 people, including women and children, were killed on Sunday in Russian airstrikes hit the northern province of Idlib, Civil Defense agency said. Eight civilians, including family members and pregnant woman, have been killed in the town of Saraqeb,...