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In an interview with The New York Times, President Ahmed al-Shara urged the United States to lift sanctions and alluded to ...

TUNIS, April 22. /TASS/. Two leaders of the Palestinian radical group Islamic Jihad have been detained in Damascus, the Al Hadath television channel reported, citing sources.

But the war also changed Russia itself far more than most outsiders grasp. No cease-fire, not even one brokered by a U.S.

Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed Iran's nuclear programme on Tuesday with the visiting leader of Oman, Sultan ...

During a visit to Palmyra, reporters found traces of the many forces that had fought over the city and ancient monuments ...

Vilified by the Assad regime, these Nobel-nominated first responders operated only in rebel areas. Now their founder is in ...

This man does not tire of killing. It is his job, and perhaps his calling. He doesn’t believe in talk about peace. The only rival he can trust is a dead one. “Peace” is an odd word in this thorny part ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for an “Eastern truce” with Ukraine, directing the Kremlin’s military to ...

Unmarked flights. Sealed cargo. A vanishing head of state. As Syria descended into chaos, something far more calculated was ...

Former President of Syria Bashar al-Assad fled the country on December 8th, thus ending his 24-year rule over the state. It has now been revealed how he transferred his wealth to Russia, where he is ...

Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said is set to visit Moscow on Monday, days after the start of a round of Muscat-mediated ...