Russian President Vladimir Putin faced further isolation on the second day of a G8 summit on Tuesday as world leaders lined up to pressure him into toning down his support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Reuters reported. Following an icy encounter between the Kremlin chief and...

Europe will “pay the price” if it arms Syrian rebels, Reuters reported President Bashar al-Assad as saying on Monday. “If the Europeans deliver weapons, the backyard of Europe will become terrorist and Europe will pay the price for it,” he said in an excerpted interview for German...

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  Hamas on Monday urged the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah to withdraw its fighters from Syria, saying its involvement in that war is contributing to the "sectarian polarisation" of the region. Hezbollah should focus its efforts on fighting its arch-enemy Israel, said...