Researchers have identified an extensive Mesopotamian canal network that supplied ancient farms in the Eridu region with ...

Turkey’s top diplomat, defense minister and intelligence chief paid a sudden visit to Damascus. The visit Thursday comes days ...

The agreement marked a major victory for Damascus in its quest to unify the country, as violent unrest continues to grip ...

ANKARA - High-level delegations from Turkey, Jordan, Syria and Iraq will meet in Amman on Sunday to discuss security cooperation and regional developments, a Turkish diplomatic source said on ...

The U.N. estimates some 7,616 Syrians have escaped into north Lebanon through the Kabir River. Nabih Bulos ... His work has taken him to Syria, Iraq, Libya, Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan and Yemen ...

The top commander of a Syrian Kurdish armed group, whose forces are in a separate battle with Turkey, had earlier blamed Turkish-backed Islamist factions for some of the most disturbing violence ...

Syria’s neighbours, including Turkey, Iraq, and Jordan, have expressed alarm over the escalating crisis, fearing regional instability. Meanwhile, the US and Europe remain hesitant to lift ...

The Japanese government and charities in the country are sending rescue teams and aid to quake-devastated areas of Turkey and Syria. Tokyo said Feb. 7 it will soon dispatch a second rescue team ...

Saudi Arabia condemned "crimes being undertaken by outlaw groups" in Syria and their targeting of security forces. Turkey, a close ally of Syria's new government, also stated its support for ...

By Raja Abdulrahim Reporting from Aleppo, Syria Three days of clashes between fighters affiliated with Syria’s new leaders and those loyal to the ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad have left scores ...

International alarm is growing over fighting in western Syria, where hundreds of civilians have been reportedly killed amid intense clashes between the country’s new government and loyalists to ...