PARIS, FRANCE, Anne-Laure Mondesert- It came as a shock. But Virginie Routis learned very early that one of the obstacles she was going to have to overcome to become a top wine waiter was sexism. The...

UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES- The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Tuesday or Wednesday on the dire humanitarian crisis unfolding in Aleppo, diplomats said. France's UN ambassador...

UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES- France and Britain said Tuesday they would soon submit to the UN Security Council a resolution that slaps sanctions on Syrian authorities responsible for the use of...

CAIRO, EGYPT- Egypt on Sunday denied Arab media reports claiming that it had a military presence in Syria, days after President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi expressed his support for the Syrian army. "These...

ARBIL, IRAQ- Two graves containing the bodies of Iraqi Yazidis believed to have been killed by the Islamic State group have been discovered in northern Iraq, a local official said. "Two mass graves...

ALEPPO, SYRIA, Karam al-Masri with Layal Abou Rahal in Beirut- Government forces have retaken a third of rebel-held territory in Aleppo, forcing nearly 10,000 civilians to flee as they pressed their...

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA- Saudi Arabia on Saturday revealed the identity of a man it accuses of killing a soldier last week, saying he confessed to being a follower of the Islamic State jihadist group....

MOSCOW, RUSSIA- Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed Syria on Saturday for a second time in two days, the Kremlin said. The two governments have...

DAMASCUS, SYRIA- Syrian government forces have retaken "full control" of the rebel-held district of Masaken Hanano in northern battlefield city Aleppo, state media said on Saturday. State television...