BEIRUT, LEBANON, Maya Gebeily- Syrian rebel groups said Monday they will attend peace talks next week, in a boost to efforts by rivals Turkey and Russia to put an end to the nearly six-year-old...

PARIS, FRANCE- US ally Saudi Arabia is "optimistic" about Donald Trump's impending presidency, Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said Monday, hailing Trump's stern line on arch-Saudi rival Iran and...

ISTANBUL, TURKEY, Fulya Ozerkan / Stuart Williams- Turkish police on Monday captured the suspected jihadist who slaughtered 39 people on New Year's night at an Istanbul nightclub, detaining him in a...

BEIRUT, LEBANON, Layal Abou Rahal- Heavy fighting gripped a flashpoint region near Syria's capital on Sunday, leaving nine civilians dead and threatening a nationwide truce designed to pave the way...

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, Jerome Cartillier- After winning the White House with a call to embrace "the audacity of hope," Barack Obama knows his place in the history books will be measured against...

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, Brian Knowlton- In an annual report that typically focuses on abuses in less-developed countries, Human Rights Watch on Thursday issued a sharply worded warning that the...

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES- The United States announced sanctions Thursday against 18 senior Syrian military officers and officials over the use of chemical weapons. "We condemn in the strongest...

MOSCOW, RUSSIA- Russia and Turkey have signed an agreement spelling out mechanisms to "coordinate" their air forces in Syria when conducting strikes "on terrorist targets", the Russian defence...

DAMASCUS, SYRIA, Maher Al Mounes- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has vowed to retake an area that supplies Damascus with water and rejected any negotiations on his departure at upcoming talks in...