The Syrian transitional government is launching its first crackdown on political dissidents following an "ambush" by militants loyal to the old regime.

Ukraine has claimed to have struck a Russian industrial facility producing fuel for missiles, as Moscow says it has foiled ...

The Telegraph newspaper reported that Asma al-Assad, wife of Syrian former President Bashar al-Assad, traveled to Moscow weeks ago for treatment for blood cancer. She is now reportedly in an isolated ...

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said that Russia will seek 'long-term and strategic' ties with Syria's new administration ...

In a separate attack, an Israeli drone strike near the hospital’s entrance killed one civilian, WAFA news agency reported.

Israeli airstrikes on Gaza have claimed the lives of at least 13 Palestinians, including two paramedics and five journalists, since morning ...

Assad, Asma al-Assad, is said to be battling leukemia, with doctors giving her a '50/50' chance of survival. The 49-year-old ...

The foreign minister expressed confidence that "the new Syrian authorities will be able to determine in what concrete form, in what forms the Astana format can support the processes that have now begu ...

The top Russian diplomat emphasized that Turkey's legitimate security interests "must be ensured, but in such a way that Syria preserves its sovereignty, territorial integrity and unity" ...

Russia’s abandonment of the Assad regime to marshal more resources for the fight against Ukraine vividly illustrates that ...

An explosion sank a sanctioned Russian cargo ship in the Mediterranean Sea on Monday night, Russian authorities said, leaving ...

The fate of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet is still unclear after Republican senators spent much of December ...