US President Donald Trump has nominated Joel Rayburn to serve as assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, the ...

The EU agreed in principle last month to lift sanctions but there has been no follow-through due to Greek and Cypriot objections to maritime boundary talks between Syria and Turkey that affect waters ...

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Western allies and Arab countries are gathering in Paris on Thursday for an international conference on Syria to discuss the ...

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday urged Syria's new leaders to ensure "governance that is representative and ...

France's president urged Syria's transitional authorities to partner with the international coalition against Islamic State, ...

There were no reports of injuries or flooding after the USS Harry S. Truman was involved in a collision, the Navy said.

Over 100 Syrian detainees are urging to be sent back to their country as per an agreement between Beirut and Damascus, ...

The U.S. military is increasing its airborne surveillance of Mexican drug cartels to collect intelligence to determine how to ...

A court in Tajikistan has sentenced three men to prison sentences ranging from two to 26 years for attempting to kill the Central Asian republic's chief mufti last year, the head of the Supreme Court ...