Moscow suggests cooperation with US on return of Syrian refugees
AFP | Moscow has put forward plans to Washington to cooperate on the safe return of refugees to Syria, the Russian ministry of defense said...
Syria rebels agree to surrender zone bordering Golan
AFP | Syrian rebels have agreed to surrender a sensitive area bordering the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, a monitor and opposition source said Thursday, the latest...
Israel adopts controversial Jewish nation-state law
AFP | Israel's parliament on Thursday adopted a law defining the country as the nation-state of the Jewish people, provoking fears it could lead to...
Evacuations begin from besieged pro-regime Syria towns
AFP | Buses began evacuating fighters and civilians from two besieged pro-regime towns in Syria early on Thursday morning under a deal that will allow...
Iran lodges complaint against US over renewed sanctions
AFP | Iran has called on the UN's top court to order the United States to immediately lift sanctions re-imposed by President Donald Trump in...
Israel tightens Gaza blockade as arson kites raise fears of war
AFP | Days after the heaviest exchange of fire between Israel and Palestinian freedom fighter in Gaza since a 2014 conflict, Israel said it was...
Targeting civilians in Idlib can end Astana Accord: Erdogan tells Putin
News Analysis | Syrian forces have been able to regain almost the entire territory lost to rebels and ISIS during the civil war. The last...
Syria rebels evacuate ‘cradle’ of uprising as Israel strikes north
AFP | Hundreds of Syrian rebels and their relatives left the southern city of Daraa on Sunday under a deal to bring the "cradle" of...
Iraq PM looks to calm Basra unrest as demos spread
News Desk | Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi sought Friday to restore calm in the city of Basra after days of protests over unemployment, as...
Israel launches airstrikes on Gaza Strip after border protest bloodshed
AFP | Israel's army said it had launched airstrikes targeting Hamas in the Gaza Strip early Saturday, following bloodshed in border protest clashes that saw...
The battle for Iran: Policy or regime change?
James M Dorsey | Iran, in the latest of a series of incidents on its western and south-eastern borders, said it had disbanded a Pakistan-based...
Russia can mediate a grand bargain on Syria
M K Bhadrakumar | The prevailing impression is that Russia plays a hugely influential role in the Syrian conflict. But it is equally the case...