Middle East
Russia, Iran and Turkey struggle to find common ground on Syria
Three foreign powers who have shaped Syria\'s civil war - Iran, Russia and Turkey - will discuss ways to wind down the ...Gazans pitch protest tents on Israel border as tensions mount
Palestinians in Gaza pitched tents near the volatile border with Israel on Thursday ahead of a six-week protest camp under the gaze ...US-backed Syria force to redeploy 1,700 from IS fight to Afrin
A US-backed alliance of Syrian fighters announced on Tuesday it would redeploy around 1,700 members from front lines against the Islamic State ...Syria regime retakes quarter of rebel enclave as civilians flee
Syria\'s regime seized control of over a quarter of rebel-held Eastern Ghouta on the edge of Damascus after two weeks of devastating ...Iraq court sentences 16 Turkish women to death for joining IS
An Iraqi court has sentenced 16 Turkish women to death by hanging for joining Islamic State, a judiciary spokesman said on Sunday.Death toll in Syria enclave tops 500 after UN delays truce vote
New air strikes on the Syrian rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta on Saturday took the civilian death toll from seven days of ...Chaos deepens in Syria enclave, global outcry grows
The Syrian regime rained rockets and bombs on Eastern Ghouta Thursday, killing another 36 civilians as international pressure mounted to stop the ...Security Council to meet amid calls for Syria cease-fire
World leaders called for an urgent cease-fire in Syria on Thursday as government forces pounded the opposition-controlled eastern suburbs of the capital ...EU calls for renewed Syria peace efforts
EU foreign ministers voiced concern at developments in Syria on Thursday, calling for a renewal of UN-led efforts to end the conflict.Syrian frontline town divides NATO allies Turkey and U.S.
A dispute between Turkey and the United States over control of a north Syrian town has put the NATO allies on opposing ...




