The deal was struck for Khan Mohammad, a member of the Taliban serving two life sentences in a U.S. prison on ...

The mother of US journalist Austin Tice, abducted in Syria while on a reporting trip in 2012 and one of the longest-held ...

Reliance on Russia’s military offerings has become increasingly prevalent in parts of Africa, amid an aggressive push by ...

The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan has made an unannounced visit to Damascus, meeting with the ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says his Cabinet won’t meet to approve the agreement for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of dozens of hostages until Hamas backs ...

Israel's actions in the wake of Syria's collapse give it unprecedented power in the air — right up to Iran's border.

DAMASCUS (Reuters) - The head of an American organisation focused on hostage releases said on Monday he believes U.S.

Behrouz Esbati said he partially blamed Russia for the fall of Assad's government, in a rare break from Iran's official line ...

Vladimir Putin and Bashar al-Assad were allegedly communicating before rebels took over the Syrian government in December.

The construction of a sixth American military base in the city of Kobani is aimed at maintaining control over oil-rich ...