At least three Russians fighting alongside Syrian government forces were killed and several more wounded when a shell hit their position in the coastal province of Latakia, a senior pro-government military source said on Tuesday. If confirmed, the deaths which occurred on Monday night would...

The United States is working to avoid the "total destruction" of Syria, and plans a meeting in the coming days with Russian, Saudi and Turkish leaders to seek an end to the conflict, Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday. Washington considers that it bears the responsibility "to try and...

The young man scratched his beard and shrugged, dismissing President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's call to vote in parliamentary elections on Sunday: "I'm boycotting. They didn't respect my choice the first time so what's the point?" Egypt has had no parliament since June 2012, when a...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel offered Turkey the prospect of support for faster progress on its bid to join the European Union on Sunday in return for cooperation in stemming the flow of migrants and taking back those rejected by Europe. Speaking in Istanbul at a joint news...