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Turkey's president held calls on Syria with his Russian counterpart and Iraq's prime minister, while the top Turkish diplomat ...

The US and NATO-backed war for regime change in Syria, launched in 2011, has been revived. Turkey, Syria’s northern neighbour ...

President-elect Trump is already warning Middle East terrorists there will be "all hell to pay" amid their war against Israel ...

The U.S. Treasury Department announced a new wave of sanctions on Iran’s energy sector, focusing on oil exports and financial ...

Last week, apparently catching the world by surprise, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) rebels launched a surprise offensive against ...

The consequences of recent events in the Middle East and their impact on the military balance. Thomas L. Friedman shares his ...

"The sides had a spirited exchange of opinions about the situation concerning the implementation of the UN Security Council Resolution 2231 and the prospects of multilateral efforts on the settlement ...