ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A Syrian and an Israeli official met in Baku on Saturday on the sidelines of interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s visit to Azerbaijan, a Damascus diplomatic source said. “A ...

The meeting marked a major step for the two countries which have been foes for decades, and comes after Israel initially cold-shouldered Sharaa's administration as jihadist because of his past links t ...

Sharaa met Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, on Saturday. This is an important meeting, as Sharaa visited Azerbaijan in order to show how important this country is to ...

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Tensions are rising between Syria and Lebanon after Damascus informally demanded the handover of thousands of Syrian prisoners, some of whom were convicted on terrorism charges. Security sources in ...

Fighters with a Kurdish separatist militant group that has waged a decades-long insurgency in Turkey have begun laying down their weapons in a symbolic ceremony Friday in northern Iraq, the first ...

Reports that Syria's interim president is threatening action over thousands of Syrians still held in Lebanese prisons have ...

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Since the church bombing, some Christians have been afraid to meet for church. A group of Kurdish Christians who are ...

"Returning to Syria endangers my family. Human rights groups confirm it isn’t safe," said the father of three children, aged ...

The bombing at the Mar Elias Church in Damascus, Syria, last month that killed over two dozen people is an indication that ...

Syrian activist relays discussion with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa about his interest in peace deal with Israel, but ...