Five global public relations firms have made pitches to the Chinese government for a potential new campaign, four sources said, as Beijing tries to communicate more effectively with the West.  The competition by the leading Western PR companies comes amid intensifying...

Syria's prime minister and foreign minister on Thursday accused European and regional powers of supporting terrorists and fuelling fighting in the country, in a defiant tone from Damascus after a halt to peace talks this week. Prime Minister Wael al-Halaki said Saudi Arabia,...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Fadwa Mahmoud, wife of the veteran opposition figure Abdul Aziz al-Khayir who was abaducted with two fellows four years ago by regime security, said Husband's abduction was due to not having a consensual Alwaite figure in Syria. Fadwa Mahmoud explained the details of her...

One year after receiving them at Camp David, U.S. President Barack Obama meets Gulf leaders again Thursday, hoping they can more strongly commit to the fight against extremists. At the same time, with nine months left in his term, the president must again seek to reassure his Sunni allies...