Middle East

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Thousands of Syrians began returning to Daraya on Tuesday, state media said, for the first time since…

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar refused to sign the latest draft of a peace deal with…

Washington (CNN) – The Pentagon has issued a warning to Saudi Arabia that it is prepared to reduce military and…

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Russia postponed indefinitely a meeting on the Afghan peace process planned for next week, Afghan officials…

Syria’s northwestern Idlib region — crammed with civilians and rebels close to Turkey — needs Russia’s “moderating manner,” Chancellor Angela…

The Iranian president has been summoned before parliament for the first time since he assumed office in 2013. Under pressure…

ISTANBUL (AP) — Relations between Turkey and Russia are cozy, prompting worries in the West of a potentially critical rift…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States views Iran’s filing with the International Court of Justice as an attempt to interfere…

BEKAA, Lebanon (Reuters) – The contrast between the vibrant green of a cannabis field and the arid land nearby in…

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Iran’s defense minister said Sunday his country will continue its support of the Syrian government to…