UnitedStatesPresidentDonaldTrump'sgroundshakingannouncementonJerusalempromptedanewwaveofrapprochementbetweenTurkeyandRussia,andtheissuewillbehighontheagendaduri
Kurdish-ledauthoritiesheldlocalelectionsonFridayinareastheycontrolinnorthernSyria,pushingaheadwithautonomyplansopposedbyboththegovernmentofPresidentBasharal-Ass
TheUN-sponsoredSyrianpeacetalksinGenevahavebeenunderwaysinceNovember28andalthoughtherehavebeenindicationsthatthisroundmaygivebirthtonewachievementsforthesuccess
AfreshroundofpeacetalksonSyria,theeighthofitskind,kickedoffinGeneva,Switzerland,onTuesdayundertheauspicesoftheUnitedNations,withoutthepresenceofoneofthemainpart
China"firmlysupports"theUnitedNations'mediationroleinSyrianpeacetalks,aseniorenvoysaidinGenevaonTuesday.SpecialEnvoyforSyriaXieXiaoyansaidChinakeepsanopenmindto
JustastheU.S.militaryanditscoalitionpartnershaveseensuccessinthegroundfightagainstISISinitsso-calledcaliphate,ISIShasalsoclaimedresponsibilityfordozensofterrora
"It'snotacivilwar,butawaronterror,"SyrianPresidentBasharal-Assad'spoliticalandmediaadviserBouthainaShaabantoldCGTNinaninterviewaheadofthenextroundofUN-brokeredp
Russia,IranandTurkeyfacethearduoustaskofironingoutthedrasticallydifferentpositionsofthestakeholdersduringapeaceprocessinwar-tornSyriainitiatedbythetroikainasymb
Iran'sSupremeLeaderAyatollahAliKhameneisaidTuesdaythatthevictoryovertheso-calledIslamicStates(IS)terroristgroupinIraqandSyriaisadefeatoftheUnitedStatesintheregi
Syrianstatemediasayspro-governmentforceshavedefeatedtheIslamicStategroupinitslaststrongholdinthecountry,atatownontheborderwithIraqcalledBoukamal.SANAmadetheanno
SaudiArabiaandIranareatloggerheads.Theyhavelongbeenrivals,butit'sallrecentlygotalotmoretense.Here'swhy.HowcomeSaudiArabiaandIrandon'tgetalong?SaudiArabiaandIran
Russiacastits10thvetoonThursdayofUnitedNationsSecurityCouncilactiononSyriasincethewarbeganin2011,blockingaUS-draftedresolutiontorenewaninternationalinquiryintow
RussiaandtheUnitedStateswereonacollisioncourseaheadofaUNSecurityCouncilvoteThursdayonthefateofaUN-ledprobetodeterminewhoisbehindchemicalattacksinSyria'ssix-year
RussianPresidentVladimirPutinandU.S.PresidentDonaldTrump,inajointstatementonSyria,agreedtocontinuejointeffortsonfightingIslamicStateuntilitisdefeated,theKremlin
Syria'spresidentialpoliticaladviser,BouthainaShaaban,saidonTuesdaythathercountrywillnotallowthetargetingoftheLebaneseHezbollahgroup,Damascuskeyallyinthewaronthe
Russia’sPresidentVladimirPutinarrivedTehranNovember1whereheholdstalkswithhisIraniancounterpartHassanRouhaniandSupremeLeaderofIranAliKhameneithatwillfocusonthenu
ByAPDwriterLuJiafeiForcriticsofDonaldTrump,theloudmouth,impulsiveandnarcissisticU.S.presidentistheexactoppositeofavisionary.Thoughfacinganuphillbattletochangeth