LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM- Britain insisted Sunday that President Bashar al-Assad had no place in Syria's future, after the United States conceded it would have to negotiate with him to end the...

BEIRUT, LEBANON- An influential relative of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, once infamous for smuggling, has been assassinated in a dispute over control of a key government stronghold, a monitor...

SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT, Mona Salem- Egypt had secured billions of dollars in investment deals and aid pledges by Saturday at a conference hailed as a show of support for President Abdel Fattah...

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, Daniel De Luce- CIA Director John Brennan said Friday the United States does not want to see a chaotic collapse of the Syrian regime as it could open the way to Islamist...

BAGHDAD, IRAQ, Jean Marc Mojon- Iraqi forces Friday battled Islamic State jihadists making what looked increasingly like a last stand in Tikrit, but the group responded by vowing to expand its...

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES- The United States on Thursday renewed its call for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down, marking the fourth anniversary of the civil war by paying tribute to "the...

ALBU AJIL, IRAQ, W.G. Dunlop And Ammar Karim- Thousands of Iraqi forces have laid siege to jihadists holed up in Tikrit but the Islamic State group shrugged off setbacks by welcoming Nigeria's Boko...

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM- Three London schoolgirls who fled to Syria are believed to have stolen family jewellery to fund their travel, police said Tuesday as the trio's relatives expressed disbelief...

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, Ian Timberlake- Saudi Arabia is trying to minimise the impact of plunging oil prices on its economy, King Salman said Tuesday in a wide-ranging address which promised a more...