BEIRUT, LEBANON- Saudi Arabia wants to bring together the many branches of the war-torn country's armed and political opposition to discuss what to do after the regime's downfall, opposition sources...

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES- The leader of Iraq's Kurds said Wednesday his region's forces had destroyed the Islamic State group's reputation for invincibility but now need help dealing with a flood of...

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, Andrew Beatty- With Iran emboldened and the United States seen in retreat, President Barack Obama faces the vexed task of restoring lost trust and influence when he hosts...

DAMASCUS, SYRIA- Palestinian officials visited Syria for the second time in less than a month on Tuesday to discuss efforts to protect the Yarmuk refugee camp and its residents from the conflict. A...

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES- US President Barack Obama met the head of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region at the White House on Tuesday, courting a vital ally on the frontline of the fight against...

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND- The UN will Tuesday start hosting separate talks with rival sides and "as many stakeholders as possible" in war-torn Syria in a bid to kickstart stalled negotiations to end the...

TRIPOLI, LEBANON- Security forces on Sunday arrested a Lebanese man accused of being a cleric and recruiting agent for the extremist Islamic State jihadist group, a security source told AFP. "Ibrahim...

ALEPPO, SYRIA- A barrel bomb killed at least seven civilians, including a teacher and four children, when it hit a school in Syria's northern city of Aleppo on Sunday, a monitor said. "The primary...

TUNIS, TUNISIA- Protesters took to the streets of Tunis Friday demanding to know the truth about the fate of two journalists whose execution-style killing in Libya was claimed by the Islamic State...