(Al-Monitor)- There are strong signals coming from Amman that Jordan is calibrating its strategy on Syria in light of recent political and military developments. At the heart of this shift lies Jordan’s readiness to chart a more independent course in dealing with the regime of Syrian President...

The main Syrian opposition body said on Wednesday it wanted face-to-face negotiations with the Damascus government about a political transition at peace talks that are due to begin in Geneva next week. Salim al-Muslit, spokesman of the High Negotiations Committee (HNC), also told Reuters the...

Turkey-backed Syrian rebels and President Bashar Assad's forces have created a security corridor to avoid clashes in the battle to capture the flashpoint town of Al-Bab from ISIS extremists, a newspaper reported Tuesday. If confirmed, it would mark a rare case of contact in the conflict...

Eight people have been killed in a coal mine blast in China’s central Hunan province, the state media reported Tuesday. Three people are still missing following the blast at 1:37 am local time (1737GMT) at Zubao Coal Mine in Lianyuan City, Xinhua said. "A total of 29 people were...