TheSyriantalksinViennastartedonThursdaywithanopeningmeetingbetweenthegovernmentdelegationandtheUNspecialenvoytoSyriaStaffandeMisturaamidanewescalationovertheiss
USPresidentDonaldTrumponWednesdayurgedhisTurkishcounterpartRecepTayyipErdogantolimithisforces'assaultagainstaKurdishenclaveinnorthernSyria,theWhiteHousesaid.USP
TurkeyseekstoavoidanyclashwithU.S.,RussianorSyrianforcesbutwilltakeanystepsneededforitssecurity,aTurkishministersaidonTuesday,thefourthdayofanairandgroundoffens
Turkey'soffensiveagainstU.S.-backedKurdishmilitiainnorthernSyria'sAfrinregionposesnewchallengetoitsalreadyailingtieswiththeUnitedStates,saidlocalexperts.TheUnit
Atleast18civilianshavebeenkilledintheTurkishmilitarycampaignagainstSyria'sKurdish-heldAfrinenclaveinnorthernSyria,amonitorgroupreportedSunday.TheSyrianObservato
Afterdaysofshelling,TurkeyannouncedonFridayitwaslaunchinganoffensiveagainsttheSyriandistrictofAfrin,whichiscontrolledbytheKurdishgroupDemocraticUnionParty(PYD).
TurkeyopenedanewfrontinSyria'snearlyseven-year-oldwaronSaturday,launchingairstrikesagainstaUS-backedKurdishmilitiainAfrinProvincethatraisetheprospectofafurthers
ItisoverayearsinceBasharal-Assad'sregime,withthehelpofRussianairstrikesandbarrelbombs,poundedtherebel-heldeastofAleppointosubmission.Buildingswereflattened,thos
IranandRussiahavemadenosecretoftheirmutualdesiretosidelinetheUnitedStatesintheMiddleEast.“OurcooperationcanisolateAmerica,”SupremeLeaderAyatollahAliKhameneitold
Belowarethetop10risks,whichinmyview,theMiddleEastfacesin2018–startingwiththelowestandendingwiththehighest.Myrankingisbasedontheprobabilityoftheeventhappening,mu
VladimirPutinhascalledfor"pragmaticcooperation"withtheUSinaNewYearmessagetoDonaldTrump.Inatelegrammessage,MrPutinsaidaconstructivedialoguebetweenthetwonationswa
ThemajorachievementforSyriain2017wasperhapsthedefeatoftheIslamicState(IS),adevelopmentthatnourisheshopesandpavesthewayforapossiblepoliticalsolutiontothenearlyse
“Don’tforgetAleppo!Don’tforgetSyria!”,therelationshipbetweenRussiaandTurkeywerefacedwithbleedingtestin2016,withthesloganbeingshoutedandtheRussianambassadorAndre
Anestimated40,000peopletraveledfromaroundtheworldtotakeuparmsfortheIslamicStategroupasitoccupiedterritoryinSyriaandIraqanddeclaredacaliphatein2014.Afewhundredar
WhenRussialaunchedamilitarycampaigninSyriatwoyearsago,PresidentVladimirPutinsoughttosavehisallyfromimminentcollapseandbreakRussia’sinternationalisolationoveracr
PresidentVladimirPutinonMondayorderedthewithdrawalofRussiantroopsfromSyria.HemadethestatementduringasurprisevisittoKhmeimimAirBaseinLatakiaProvince,Syria,whereh
ThedefeatoftheIslamicStates(IS)terroristgroupinSyriaismainlyduetotheSyriangovernment,theRussianDefenseMinistrysaidSunday.Itmadetheremarksinacommentontheearliers